Impact Factor (2025): 6.9
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
This
project is meant to design and analyze a bio-inspired flying butterfly robot.
The butterfly robot designed in this project is based on aerodynamics,
especially for designing a flapping mechanism due to its complexity. The
flapping mechanism was designed by using two separate servo motors because of
its flexibility and performance. This mechanism enables the robot’s motion
without an extra actuator. A butterfly wing structure was designed by
considering aerodynamic forces based on assumptions. Aerodynamic equations were
used to obtain lift and drag forces that acted on small wing section. Carbon
fibre rods were used as an internal support structure for wing frames, as it
achieved the wing’s rigidity and was considered as a thin aerofoil. Finite
Element Method is used to carry out the analysis. Static Structural Analysis is
carried out, to find out stresses on the wings. Modal Analysis is also
performed to find out natural frequencies.
Country : India
IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 11, November 2022 pp. 130-133