• DocumentCode
    1042284
  • Title

    An Autonomous Palm-Sized Gliding Micro Air Vehicle

  • Author

    Wood, Robert J. ; Avadhanula, S. ; Steltz, E. ; Seeman, Michal ; Entwistle, J. ; Bachrach, Abraham ; Barrows, Geoffrey L. ; Sanders, Sean

  • Author_Institution
    Harvard Univ., Cambridge
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    82
  • Lastpage
    91
  • Abstract
    This article has concentrated on the development of a set of core technologies key to the realization of an autonomous 2-g glider. One aspect which was not discussed in detail was the ease of construction and low cost of an individual MicroGlider. Integration is simplified through a number of rapid prototyping techniques and the low costs of most components allow rigorous testing to be done without worry of substantial damage.
  • Keywords
    aerospace engineering; aerospace robotics; control system analysis computing; microactuators; microrobots; mobile robots; software prototyping; MicroGlider; autonomous glider; microactuators; microair vehicle; microrobotics; rapid prototyping; Automotive components; Computational fluid dynamics; Control systems; Drag; Fabrication; Mobile robots; Remotely operated vehicles; Robotics and automation; Servomechanisms; Surface morphology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1070-9932
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MRA.2007.380656
  • Filename
    4264370