NDLI: A Biomimetic Flying Silicon Microchip: Feasibility Study

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Author	Ho-Yin Chan Josh Hiu Man Lam Li, W.J.
Copyright Year	2004
Description	Author affiliation: Centre for Micro & Nano Syst., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong (Ho-Yin Chan; Josh Hiu Man Lam; Li, W.J.)
Abstract	This paper presents a feasibility analysis of developing an ultra-small biomimetic flying machine using the most advanced engineering technologies that exist today. Without regard for the cost and potential applications of such a machine, our motivation is driven entirely by a curiosity to know if it is possible to built a controllable flying machine using very leading-edge but available technologies such as MEMS, IC, and wireless technologies. Such machine would require biomimetic wings, since insects and bugs are the only ultra-small flying "machines" which offer clues as to how things should fly when governed by physical laws, i.e., aerodynamic forces that dictate how things should fly according to their characteristic length scale. We have also demonstrated in our laboratory that MEMS actuators can be made in the same scale of insect wings and "flap" at >100Hz at very low power input. This flapping frequency is well within the range of wing flapping frequency of many common insects in the millimeter dimensions. Hence, we argue in this paper that if a micro battery, simple CPU, wireless receiver, and MEMS actuators can all be fitted onto a Si chip of $~1mm^{2}$ area, which weight around ~1mg, which is the typical weight of millimeter scale insects, a biomimetic flying machine can be realized. In fact, all these requirements are realizable by many advanced engineering facilities now. A flying insect robot can certainly be realized if sufficient funding is available
Sponsorship	IEEE Robotics and Autom. Soc. IEEE HK RA/CS Joint Chapter Chinese Acad. of Sci. Chinese High-tech Dev. Program Robotics Soc. of Japan Japan Soc. of Mech. Eng. Int. Rescue Syst. Inst
Starting Page	447
Ending Page	451
File Size	397807
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780386148
DOI	10.1109/ROBIO.2004.1521820
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2004-08-22
Publisher Place	China
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Biomimetics Silicon Insects Micromechanical devices Actuators Frequency Costs Application specific integrated circuits Computer bugs Aerodynamics flapping wing micro aerial vehicle thermal actuators
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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