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TWO DEGREE OF FREEDOM PZT MEMS ACTUATED FLAPPING WINGS WITH INTEGRATED FORCE SENSING

Jeffrey S. Pulskamp, Gabriel L. Smith, Ronald G. Polcawich, Chamba M.V.M, Eric D. Wetzel

Year
2010
Citations
5
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Open access

Abstract

This paper reports on the demonstration of microfabricated two degree of freedom actuated insect-inspired wings for smallscale robotics. Previous efforts demonstrated the feasibility of achieving insect-like stroke amplitudes in thin-film PZT actuated

Keywords

FlappingMicroelectromechanical systemsActuatorRoboticsDegree (music)Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry)RobotMaterials scienceMechanical engineeringAcoustics

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