Dynamics modeling and experiment validation for piezoelectric-transmission-wing system

L Wang, B Song, X Yang, X Lang, Z Sun - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aiming at the challenge of predicting the dynamic behavior of the flapping wing in the
piezoelectric-transmission-wing (PTW) wingbeat system, a lumped-parameter model …

[HTML][HTML] Current Status, Challenges, and Prospects for New Types of Aerial Robots

X Zhou, H Zhong, H Zhang, W He, H Hua, Y Wang - Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
New types of aerial robots (NTARs) have found extensive applications in the military, civilian
contexts, scientific research, disaster management, and various other domains. Compared …

Robust, high-rate trajectory tracking on insect-scale soft-actuated aerial robots with deep-learned tube mpc

A Tagliabue, YH Hsiao, U Fasel, JN Kutz… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate and agile trajectory tracking in sub-gram Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) is
challenging, as the small scale of the robot induces large model uncertainties, demanding …

Design of stiffness-variable dielectric elastomer wing based on seagull characteristics and its application in avian flight bionics

H Ci, ZS Guo - International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Dielectric elastomers (DE), renowned for their lightweight, rapid response, high energy
density, and efficient conversion, have garnered significant attention in the realm of avian …

Navigating the Unknown: Uncertainty-Aware Compute-in-Memory Autonomy of Edge Robotics

N Darabi, P Shukla, D Jayasuriya… - … , Automation & Test …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper addresses the challenging problem of energy-efficient and uncertainty-aware
pose estimation in insect-scale drones, which is crucial for tasks such as surveillance in …

Efficient Imitation Learning for Robust, Adaptive, Vision-based Agile Flight Under Uncertainty

A Tagliabue - 2024 - dspace.mit.edu
Existing robust model predictive control (MPC) and vision-based state estimation algorithms
for agile flight, while achieving impressive performance, still demand significant onboard …