Discussion of "A Review of Propulsion, Power, and Control Architectures for Insect-Scale Flapping Wing Vehicles" by EF Helbling and RJ Wood (Helbling, EF, and Wood, RJ, 2018, ASME Appl. Mech. Rev., 70(1), p. 010801)

Gupta Satyandra K<sup>*</sup>

doi:10.1115/1.4038796

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Discussion of "A Review of Propulsion, Power, and Control Architectures for Insect-Scale Flapping Wing Vehicles" by EF Helbling and RJ Wood (Helbling, EF, and Wood, RJ, 2018, ASME Appl. Mech. Rev., 70(1), p. 010801)

作者：Gupta Satyandra K^*

来源：Applied Mechanics Reviews, 2018, 70(1): 015501.

DOI：10.1115/1.4038796

摘要

Flying insects exhibit truly remarkable capabilities. There has been significant interest in developing small-scale flying robots by taking inspiration from flying insects. The paper by Helbling and Wood reports remarkable progress made by the research community in realizing insect-scale flapping wing vehicles and identifies research challenges and opportunities. This discussion builds upon their paper and examines the potential of insect-scale flapping wing flight from an application point of view. It summarizes requirements and mention implications of these requirements on propulsion, power, and control architecture.