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This paper describes the design and development of a biologically inspired flying robot prototype (a machine able to fly by beating its wings, as birds do). For its implementation, the flight of biological beings was analysed, as well as the techniques involved in ornithopter’s construction. Some parameters adopted by biological beings to maintain a stable flight were studied, and the prototype was designed based on these values. To conclude the project, an ornithopter was built, aiming to perform a stabilized flight and some preliminary experiments were performed to check if its behaviour meets the design expectations.
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Vieira, M.T.L., Silva, M.F., Ferreira, F.J. (2016). Design and Development of a Biological Inspired Flying Robot. In: Reis, L., Moreira, A., Lima, P., Montano, L., Muñoz-Martinez, V. (eds) Robot 2015: Second Iberian Robotics Conference. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 417. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27146-0_18
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