Festo BionicOpter
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| Type: | Ornithopters |
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| First flight: |
2013 |
The BionicOpter is a model ornithopter from Festo that is modeled on a dragonfly and can fly like a helicopter , but also like an airplane , including hovering and sailing .
Technical specifications
The technical data of the BionicOpter are:
| Hull length: | 44 cm |
| Span: | 63 cm |
| Weight: | 175 g |
| Battery: | Lithium polymer battery, 2 cells, 7.6 V. |
| Degrees of freedom: | 13 |
| Control wing: | 8 servo motors (wing beat frequency between 15 and 20 Hz) |
| El. Power: | 23 watts |
| Structure: | Carbon fiber rod (wing), polyester membrane (wing surface) |
| Casing: | Aluminum, polyamide (sintered) and terpolymer |
| Microcontroller: | ARM architecture |
| Engine: | 1 brushless VS external rotor |
| Sensor technology: | Inertial, acceleration and position sensors |
| Radio remote control: | Smartphone or digital spectrum transmitter |
Web links
- BionicOpter , Festo homepage
- BionicOpter , Festo video, 1:27 minutes
- BionicOpter , Heise online video, 2:28 minutes
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tages-Anzeiger : Helicopter and airplane in one , accessed on October 21, 2014
- ↑ Festo : BionicOpter , PDF, accessed on October 21, 2014