{"id":47196,"date":"2013-03-30T01:51:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T17:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=47196"},"modified":"2013-03-30T01:51:34","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T17:51:34","slug":"festo-bionicopter-flies-like-a-dragonfly-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/30\/festo-bionicopter-flies-like-a-dragonfly-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Festo BionicOpter flies like a dragonfly (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am always fascinated by Festo&#8217;s products. One of them is the Robotic SmartBird. It emulates the flight of seagull. Now, after 2 years of waiting, Festo has done it again. This time, it showcases the Festo BionicOpter, an ultralight flying object that looks and flies like a dragonfly.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47197\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/30\/festo-bionicopter-flies-like-a-dragonfly-video\/festo-dragonfly-drone-bioniccopter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Festo-Dragonfly-drone-BionicCopter.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Festo-Dragonfly-drone-BionicCopter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Festo-Dragonfly-drone-BionicCopter.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Festo-Dragonfly-drone-BionicCopter.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47197\" alt=\"Festo-Dragonfly-drone-BionicCopter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Festo-Dragonfly-drone-BionicCopter.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Festo-Dragonfly-drone-BionicCopter.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Festo-Dragonfly-drone-BionicCopter.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Festo has technically mastered the highly complex flight characteristics of the dragonfly. It can fly in all directions, hover in mid-air and glide without beating its wings. Check out the video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/nj1yhz5io20?rel=0\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are the technical aspect of the BionicOpter.<\/p>\n<h2>Technical data<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Beat frequency: Between 15 and 20 Hz<\/li>\n<li>Wingspan: 63 cm<\/li>\n<li>Body length: 44 cm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 175 g<\/li>\n<li>Degrees of freedom: 13<\/li>\n<li>Processor: AMR microcontroller<\/li>\n<li>Motor: 1 brushless VS external rotor<\/li>\n<li>Wing actuation: 8 servo motors<\/li>\n<li>Head and body actuators: 4 shape memory alloys (SMAs)<\/li>\n<li>Sensors: Inertia, acceleration and position sensors<\/li>\n<li>Battery: 2 LiPo cells, 7,6 volts<\/li>\n<li>Wireless modules: 2.4 GHz spectrum<\/li>\n<li>Wireless remote control: Smartphone or digital spectrum transmitter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Materials used:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wing structure: Carbon-fibre rod<\/li>\n<li>Wing surface: Polyester membrane<\/li>\n<li>Housing and mechanical system: Aluminium, polyamide (sintered) and terpolymer (deep-drawn ABS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.festo.com\/en\/bionicopter\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here for More Information on Festo BionicOpter<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>[ad#boxlist]<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/3\/29\/4160620\/dragonfly-drone-festo-roboticopter-hovers-flies-backward-in-video\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Festo has done it again. 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