Development of an artificial insect
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Development of an artificial insect

Authors : Thomas VANNESTE, Alexandre BONTEMPS, Caroline SOYER, Jean-Bernard PAQUET, Olivier THOMAS, Eric CATTAN, Sébastien GRONDEL

Publication date: July 10, 2015 | Lire en français

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ABSTRACT

To achieve intra-building surveillance with autonomous, mobile and very discreet system, research is underway to develop nano air vehicles (or nano drones). It focuses on the understanding and imitation of flapping flight of insects and on miniaturization. This article describes the design and micro-fabrication of an artificial insect with resonant wings using microelectronics technologies. An electromagnetic actuator induces a bending / twisting motion of the wings corresponding to insect-like kinematics. Aero-elastic phenomena in large displacements are estimated using a model based on the finite elements method and on an analytical formulation of aerodynamics. An experimental validation is then proposed.

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AUTHORS

  • Thomas VANNESTE: Engineer, Valenciennes Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN, UMR CNRS 8520), France

  • Alexandre BONTEMPS: Engineer Sensefly, Cheseaux-Lausanne, Switzerland

  • Caroline SOYER: Senior Lecturer at the University of Valenciennes and Hainaut Cambrésis, Valenciennes Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN, UMR CNRS 8520), France

  • Jean-Bernard PAQUET: Research engineer, Office national d'étude et de recherche aérospatiale, Lille, France

  • Olivier THOMAS: University Professor at the Lille Campus of Arts et Métiers ParisTech and at the Information and Systems Sciences Laboratory (LSIS, UMR CNRS 7296), France

  • Eric CATTAN: Professor at the University of Valenciennes and Hainaut Cambrésis, Valenciennes Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN, UMR CNRS 8520), France

  • Sébastien GRONDEL: Professor, École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs en informatique, automatique, mécanique, énergétique, électronique (ENSIAME), Institut d'électronique, de microélectronique et de nanotechnologie de Valenciennes (IEMN, UMR CNRS 8520), France

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Field: Nanodrone

Degree of technology diffusion: Emergence | Growth | Maturity

Technologies involved: Microfabrication techniques used to create microsystems

Applications: Military or civilian in-building surveillance

Other international players: Harvard University, Microrobotics Laboratory Prof. Robert Wood

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