Keywords
pneumatic artificial muscle; morphing wing; pneu-net; stiffness
Abstract
The controlling muscles of a bird wing change stiffness and length to provide high efficiency when executing a flight maneuver. This variable stiffness allows the muscles to cycle between increasing energy, transmitting it, and restoring it, allowing an overall increase in mechanical and aerodynamic efficiency. Inspired by this, we have developed a system that uses pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) to actuate a morphing wing. The stiffness in the PAMS can be controlled to mimic the changes bird flight muscles undergo when executing a forward flapping maneuver. We will evaluate the performance of the PAMs in actuating a morphing wing through characterization tests and discuss the implementation of a future work loop study.
Thesis Completion Year
2025
Thesis Completion Semester
Spring
Thesis Chair
Bhattacharya, Samik
College
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thesis Discipline
Aerospace Engineering
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Length of Campus Access
None
Campus Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
STARS Citation
Anbarasu, Vireli S., "Utilizing Pneumatic Artificial Muscles to Simulate Wingbeat Kinematics for Morphing UAV Wings" (2025). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 302.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hut2024/302
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