Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Committee Chair
Chang-kwon Kang
Committee Member
Farbod Fahimi
Committee Member
Ryan Conners
Research Advisor
Chang-kwon Kang
Subject(s)
Micro air vehicles--Wings--Design and construction, Biomimicry, Wings (Anatomy)--Aerodynamics, Monarch butterfly
Abstract
Due to its ability to travel long distances efficiently, as evidenced by its yearly migration, the monarch butterfly is a strong candidate upon which to base a micro-aerial vehicle. Of primary importance in this venture is designing artificial wings with similar kinematics to a monarch wing. A first attempt produced a wing that differed significantly from a monarch wing in terms of deformation while flapping and empirical force coefficient trends. Using a new resin-based 3D printer, a new wing has been designed and developed to improve upon the issue with the original artificial wing. Both wings are tested using a flapping mechanism and an array of VICON tracking cameras to measure their kinematics while flapping. The new wing proves to be a much closer match to the monarch wing in terms of deformation and empirical force production trends.
Recommended Citation
Clark, Thomas Payne, "Design and kinematic testing of a resin artificial Monarch butterfly wing" (2024). Theses. 654.
https://louis.uah.edu/uah-theses/654