Design of a Flapping Aircraft with Variable Angles of Attack Based on a RC/RRU Parallel Mechanism

In order to simulate the flapping flight with variable angles of attack in nature, a flapping aircraft with variable angles of attack based on a RC/RRU parallel mechanism is proposed. Firstly, the model of the RC/RRU parallel mechanism is established to analyze the number of degrees of freedom and i...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang Yujin, Hu Rui, Xia Youchang, Xu Luyou, He Miao
Format: Article
Language:zho
Published: Editorial Office of Journal of Mechanical Transmission 2023-10-01
Series:Jixie chuandong
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.jxcd.net.cn/thesisDetails#10.16578/j.issn.1004.2539.2023.10.020
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1841546972364800000
author Wang Yujin
Hu Rui
Xia Youchang
Xu Luyou
He Miao
author_facet Wang Yujin
Hu Rui
Xia Youchang
Xu Luyou
He Miao
author_sort Wang Yujin
collection DOAJ
description In order to simulate the flapping flight with variable angles of attack in nature, a flapping aircraft with variable angles of attack based on a RC/RRU parallel mechanism is proposed. Firstly, the model of the RC/RRU parallel mechanism is established to analyze the number of degrees of freedom and its properties, based on the screw theory. Secondly, the overall structure model of the flapping aircraft is established based on the RC/RRU parallel mechanism, and the functional relationships among the flapping angle, the angle of attack and the input angle are derived through kinematic analysis. Thus, the movement law of the flapping wing in a flapping cycle is obtained. Then, the flapping aircraft is imported into XFlow software for aerodynamic simulation for the purpose of comparing the lift and thrust performance of airfoils with different aspect ratios, so as to provide reference for airfoil design. The simulation results show that the net lift produced by the flapping aircraft is greater than the weight of the aircraft, and the lift and thrust of the airfoil with large aspect ratio are also larger. Finally, the lift and thrust test on a simple prototype is used to verify the proposed concept, and the results show that the flapping aircraft with variable angles of attack can produce effective net lift and thrust in a flapping cycle.
format Article
id doaj-art-2438ed4e5dc1475fa612d7afbe3864b3
institution Kabale University
issn 1004-2539
language zho
publishDate 2023-10-01
publisher Editorial Office of Journal of Mechanical Transmission
record_format Article
series Jixie chuandong
spelling doaj-art-2438ed4e5dc1475fa612d7afbe3864b32025-01-10T14:59:06ZzhoEditorial Office of Journal of Mechanical TransmissionJixie chuandong1004-25392023-10-014713914742736812Design of a Flapping Aircraft with Variable Angles of Attack Based on a RC/RRU Parallel MechanismWang YujinHu RuiXia YouchangXu LuyouHe MiaoIn order to simulate the flapping flight with variable angles of attack in nature, a flapping aircraft with variable angles of attack based on a RC/RRU parallel mechanism is proposed. Firstly, the model of the RC/RRU parallel mechanism is established to analyze the number of degrees of freedom and its properties, based on the screw theory. Secondly, the overall structure model of the flapping aircraft is established based on the RC/RRU parallel mechanism, and the functional relationships among the flapping angle, the angle of attack and the input angle are derived through kinematic analysis. Thus, the movement law of the flapping wing in a flapping cycle is obtained. Then, the flapping aircraft is imported into XFlow software for aerodynamic simulation for the purpose of comparing the lift and thrust performance of airfoils with different aspect ratios, so as to provide reference for airfoil design. The simulation results show that the net lift produced by the flapping aircraft is greater than the weight of the aircraft, and the lift and thrust of the airfoil with large aspect ratio are also larger. Finally, the lift and thrust test on a simple prototype is used to verify the proposed concept, and the results show that the flapping aircraft with variable angles of attack can produce effective net lift and thrust in a flapping cycle.http://www.jxcd.net.cn/thesisDetails#10.16578/j.issn.1004.2539.2023.10.020Flapping aircraftParallel mechanismVariable angle of attackKinematicsXFlow software
spellingShingle Wang Yujin
Hu Rui
Xia Youchang
Xu Luyou
He Miao
Design of a Flapping Aircraft with Variable Angles of Attack Based on a RC/RRU Parallel Mechanism
Jixie chuandong
Flapping aircraft
Parallel mechanism
Variable angle of attack
Kinematics
XFlow software
title Design of a Flapping Aircraft with Variable Angles of Attack Based on a RC/RRU Parallel Mechanism
title_full Design of a Flapping Aircraft with Variable Angles of Attack Based on a RC/RRU Parallel Mechanism
title_fullStr Design of a Flapping Aircraft with Variable Angles of Attack Based on a RC/RRU Parallel Mechanism
title_full_unstemmed Design of a Flapping Aircraft with Variable Angles of Attack Based on a RC/RRU Parallel Mechanism
title_short Design of a Flapping Aircraft with Variable Angles of Attack Based on a RC/RRU Parallel Mechanism
title_sort design of a flapping aircraft with variable angles of attack based on a rc rru parallel mechanism
topic Flapping aircraft
Parallel mechanism
Variable angle of attack
Kinematics
XFlow software
url http://www.jxcd.net.cn/thesisDetails#10.16578/j.issn.1004.2539.2023.10.020
work_keys_str_mv AT wangyujin designofaflappingaircraftwithvariableanglesofattackbasedonarcrruparallelmechanism
AT hurui designofaflappingaircraftwithvariableanglesofattackbasedonarcrruparallelmechanism
AT xiayouchang designofaflappingaircraftwithvariableanglesofattackbasedonarcrruparallelmechanism
AT xuluyou designofaflappingaircraftwithvariableanglesofattackbasedonarcrruparallelmechanism
AT hemiao designofaflappingaircraftwithvariableanglesofattackbasedonarcrruparallelmechanism