arXiv:2606.22046cs.RO2026-06

提出可变翼构型,让仿生飞行器自由切换悬停、高速飞行和滑翔模式。

A Multimodal Tiltwing Framework for Bioinspired Aerial Robots

论文配图:A Multimodal Tiltwing Framework for Bioinspired Aerial Robots
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  • 双独立推进单元实现宽范围推力矢量控制,提升机动性。
  • 188°大角度摆动产生21.1克升力,电机仅3.1克重。
  • 被动翼旋机构+无接触传感器,支持精确姿态调控与高效滑翔。

无尾扑翼微型飞行器(FWMAVs)模仿蜂鸟的出色飞行性能,利用非定常空气动力效应。但现有设计仍受限于专用用途,飞行包线狭窄且续航差。为此,我们提出一种可调节的倾翼框架,使仿生飞行器可在悬停、高速定向飞行和节能滑翔之间切换。该框架通过两个独立推进单元分别驱动单翼,实现大范围推力矢量控制,提升操控性与机动性。我们开发了基于混合摇杆机构的扑翼机制,保证对称运动轨迹,模块化设计支持任意宽扑翼角,以充分发挥升力增强的拍打-拂翼效应。此外,引入被动翼旋转机制,结合双翼推力矢量策略,极大拓展翼型设计自由度,便于精准优化。无接触前缘追踪传感器可准确反馈翼面朝向,在滑翔模式下实现上反角控制,补充主动翼俯仰控制。六轴力/扭矩传感器测试表明,单翼在188°振幅下,满功率运行时平均升力达21.1克,所用电机仅3.1克,1S BLDC。全范围倾角测试验证了推力矢量控制架构的线性与对称响应特性。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Tailless flapping-wing micro-aerial vehicles (FWMAVs) mimic the impressive flight performance of hummingbirds, utilising unsteady aerodynamic effects. However, existing designs are still limited and purpose-built with a restricted flight envelope and poor endurance. We therefore propose an adaptable tiltwing framework enabling bioinspired aerial robots to switch between hovering flight, high-speed directional flight, and energy-efficient gliding flight. The proposed framework utilises thrust vectoring with a wide actuation range via two fully independent propulsion units, each flapping a single wing, for effective control and enhanced manoeuvrability. For this, we developed a hybrid Scotch-yoke-based flapping mechanism that ensures a symmetric motion profile with a modular design guaranteeing an arbitrarily wide flapping angle to exploit the lift-enhancing clap-and-fling effect. Additionally, we implemented a passive wing-rotation mechanism, which, in combination with our dual-wing thrust-vectoring approach, allows unprecedented wing-design freedom, unlocking potential for precise optimisation. A contactless leading-edge tracking sensor provides accurate feedback on the wing's orientation and, in the gliding mode, enables dihedral-angle control, augmenting the active wing-pitch control. Extensive testing of a propulsion unit was conducted with a six-axis force/torque sensor, demonstrating the flapping mechanism's performance while optimising transmission efficiency and the passive wing-pitch mechanism. At full throttle, the average lift force generated by a single wing, flapping with a 188° amplitude, was 21.1 gf for a small 3.1 g 1S BLDC motor. Additional tests covering the full range of the wide-angle tilting capability showed an effective thrust-vectoring control architecture with a linear and symmetric response curve of the moments generated.

仿生飞行扑翼机器人多模态飞行推力矢量

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