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Modeling and control of biologically inspired flying robots

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2011

Micael S. Couceiro,
J. Miguel A. Luz,
Carlos M. Figueiredo and
N. M. Fonseca Ferreira
Micael S. Couceiro*
Affiliation:
Institute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra, Pólo II, 3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal E-mail: micaelcouceiro@isr.uc.pt
J. Miguel A. Luz
Affiliation:
Department of Electrotechnics Engineering, Coimbra Institute of Engineering Rua Pedro Nunes, 3031-601 Coimbra, Portugal E-mails: miguel.luz@iol.pt, cfigueiredo@isec.pt, nunomig@isec.pt
Carlos M. Figueiredo
Affiliation:
Department of Electrotechnics Engineering, Coimbra Institute of Engineering Rua Pedro Nunes, 3031-601 Coimbra, Portugal E-mails: miguel.luz@iol.pt, cfigueiredo@isec.pt, nunomig@isec.pt
N. M. Fonseca Ferreira
Affiliation:
Department of Electrotechnics Engineering, Coimbra Institute of Engineering Rua Pedro Nunes, 3031-601 Coimbra, Portugal E-mails: miguel.luz@iol.pt, cfigueiredo@isec.pt, nunomig@isec.pt
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: micaelcouceiro@gmail.com
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This paper covers a wide knowledge of physical and dynamical models useful for building flying robots and a new generation of flying platform developed in the similarity of flying animals. The goal of this work is to develop a simulation environment and dynamic control using the high-level calculation tool MatLab and the modeling, simulation, and analysis of dynamic systems tool Simulink. Once created the dynamic models to study, this work involves the study and understanding of the dynamic stability criteria to be adopted and their potential use in the control of flying models.

Keywords

AerodynamicsControlRoboticsSeagullDragonfly

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Robotica , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , January 2012, pp. 107 - 121
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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