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Fluidic Muscle Ornithopter

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The scope of the project was to create an ornithopter, a bio-inspired flapping wing mechanism to produce lift. The developed system utilizes pneumatics as the pressure source to power fluidic muscles actuating an ornithopter. Powered by compressed air these muscles take the place of the pectoral muscles of a bird creating a powerful flapping motion in order to counter gravitational forces. This seagull inspired design incorporates airfoil profiled wings with passive angle of attack change and custom motion limiting joints with shock dampening developed for the specifications and scale of the project which produced measurable lift forces.

  • This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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  • E-project-032715-150348
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  • 2015
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  • 2015-03-27
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