Shape Control of a Bio-Inspired Flexible Tail by a Shape Memory Alloy Actuator: an Experimental Study

Increase of quest for development of efficient and high quality Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) has encouraged engineers to seek new ideas and applications using smart materials. Biomimetic mechanisms have been proposed as solutions for increasing the efficiency of MAVs. In this paper an experimental study is performed on a bio-inspired tail, developed at the Center of Advanced Systems and Technologies (CAST), University of Tehran and a PID controller is implemented on this tail. Results show that the implemented controller has successfully rejected disturbances in reference tracking using an acceptable level of energy for the control system.

کلیدواژه ها:

Shape control ، Bio-inspired tail ، Shape memory alloy