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    An ornithopter is an aircraft that flies like a bird by flapping its wings to generate both lift and thrust. The document describes the design of an ornithopter, including a flapping mechanism driven by an electric motor that converts rotational motion into up and down wing movement using a crank and connecting rod. Servos will control wing shape and size alteration during flight for stability and steering. The estimated cost is around $25,000 and the project timeline is to have a flying prototype by mid-July.

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    An ornithopter is an aircraft that flies like a bird by flapping its wings to generate both lift and thrust. The document describes the design of an ornithopter, including a flapping mechanism driven by an electric motor that converts rotational motion into up and down wing movement using a crank and connecting rod. Servos will control wing shape and size alteration during flight for stability and steering. The estimated cost is around $25,000 and the project timeline is to have a flying prototype by mid-July.

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    How Ornithopters Fly Like Birds Using Flapping Wings

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    An ornithopter is an aircraft that flies like a bird by flapping its wings to generate both lift and thrust. The document describes the design of an ornithopter, including a flapping mechanism driven by an electric motor that converts rotational motion into up and down wing movement using a crank and connecting rod. Servos will control wing shape and size alteration during flight for stability and steering. The estimated cost is around $25,000 and the project timeline is to have a flying prototype by mid-July.

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    ORNITHOPTERS

    An Ornithopter, or ornitotero - like Leonardo da Vinci termed them - is an aircraft heavier than air, that flies like a bird by flapping it's wings. The special feature lies in the wings that do not only generate lift but also thrust.

    Birds Wing

    Wings Flapping Mechanisms

    The purpose of the flapping mechanism is to convert the rotary motion of the motor into the reciprocating motion of flapping wings. The mechanism will be lightweight and fairly simple, and will provide a fairly symmetrical wing motion so that the ornithopter flies straight.

    Mechanism of Flapping

    The motor drives a rotating crank. The crank has a connecting rod attached to it, and the other end of the connecting rod is attached to the wing. As the crank goes around, the connecting rod pushes the wing up and down, to account for symmetry we shall use the dual crank system

    Electric motors over IC engines

    RC ornithopters powered by an electric motor, have more power, and are much quieter and more convenient than internalcombustion-powered ornithopters. Future ornithopters will be smaller and smaller and will need to be powered by batteries.

    Batteries

    Lithium-polymer batteries will be used because of their comparatively high power to weight ratio. Li-Poly batteries today supply something like 0.14 watt-hours per gram.

    Ornithopters so far

    Ornithopters so far

    Ornithopters so far

    Ornithopters so far

    Servos

    High torque Micro Servos with strong gears shall be used for the tail. Servos will also be used to change shape and size of the wings during flight.

    This is the difference we plan to


    incorporate in the ornithopter.

    Size alteration of wings during flight.

    Outer part of wings will have a mechanism similar to that employed in a hand fan.

    Shape alteration of wings during flight

    Video

    Control Mechanism
    The

    stability of the ornithopter will be achieved with the help of the tail. For steering, swinging of the tail sideways will produce rolling movement. Similarly, up-down movement will alter the nose direction.

    RC

    RC shall be used to control the flight.

    Approximate dimensions

    Wingspan of about 1-1.2m Length of about 0.6m Fuselage width of about 10cm

    Cost estimate

    Li-Poly batteries: ~ $ 250 Motor: ~ $ 175 Servos: ~ $ 100 RC system: ~$ 325 Flapping mechanism and gears: ~ Rs. 5000 Cost of material (fuselage, wings): ~ Rs. 15,000

    Timeline

    By 15th of May: Complete conceptual study and gathering of data, sketches, placement of orders. By 15th of June: Non-powered prototype with gliding capabilities. By 15th of July: flying wonder!

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