The DelFly: Design, Aerodynamics, and Artificial Intelligence of a Flapping Wing Robot

by R. Ruijsink, G.C.H.E. de Croon, C. Wagter, et al.

Book Overview

This book introduces the topics most relevant to autonomously flying flapping wing robots: flapping-wing design, aerodynamics, and artificial intelligence. Readers can explore these topics in the context of the "Delfly", a flapping wing robot designed at Delft University in The Netherlands.

How are tiny fruit flies able to lift their weight, avoid obstacles and predators, and find food or shelter? The first step in emulating this is the creation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401792070
• ISBN13: 9789401792073
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.5"