Control and navigation of a flapping flying robot

Movies

• untethered flapping robot with pitching control (WMV: 3M) [Jan. 2011]
• untethered flapping robot without pitching control (WMV: 3M,) [Jan. 2011]
• tethered flapping robot with pitching control (WMV: 4M) [Oct. 2010]
• tethered flapping robot without pitching control (WMV: 3M) [Oct. 2010]

Publications

Yoshiyuki Higashi, Hiroaki Tokuami and Hiroshi Kimura, Robot navigation using polarized light sensor without crossed-analyzer, Proc. of 6th Int. Symp. on Advanced Science and Technology in Experimental Mechanics (ISEM), No.110, 2011.11. (PDF)
Yoshiyuki Higashi, Tatsuya Miyazaki and Hiroshi Kimura, Pitch Angle Control using Flapping Frequency for a Flapping-Wing Robot, Proc. of Int. Symp. on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM), pp.75-76, Awaji, 2011.10 (PDF)