Development and performance evaluation of a piezoceramic coated flapping wing

Nagarajan, B and Dutta, S and Pratap, R (2020) Development and performance evaluation of a piezoceramic coated flapping wing. In: Smart Materials and Structures, 29 (11).

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Abstract

Flapping wing applications require actuators that are light in weight and can produce large displacements. A piezoceramic coated flapping wing without any other amplification mechanism is developed for micro and nano aerial vehicles. The dragonfly wing shaped structure with the piezoceramic coating produced a lift of 0.99 mN which was 1.3 times the mass of the wing. The results obtained from the experiments to mimic the kinematic motions of the wing using the coated piezoceramic actuator are also reported. © 2020 IOP Publishing Ltd.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Smart Materials and Structures
Publisher:	IOP Publishing Ltd
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to IOP Publishing Ltd.
Keywords:	Actuators; Antennas; Piezoelectric ceramics, Aerial vehicle; Amplification mechanism; Dragonfly wings; Flapping wing; Large displacements; Piezo-ceramic actuators; Piezoceramic; Shaped structures, Wings
Department/Centre:	Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Centre for Nano Science and Engineering
Date Deposited:	15 Feb 2023 09:24
Last Modified:	15 Feb 2023 09:24
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/80169

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