Design and kinematic analysis of seagull inspired flapping wing robot

Abstract

In this paper, a new type of flapping wing robot inspired by silver gull is designed, of which the flapping wings can fold and twist in highly bionic way. Firstly, the CAD model is built using SolidWorks. Secondly, the mathematical mechanism model is established to analyze the kinematic characteristics, meanwhile the kinematic simulations carried out with ADAMS. Finally, the physical flapping wing robot is manufactured. The design results can be used to provide reference for the bionic design of large birds.