Ornithopters

ORNITHOPTERS, ARE VISUAL RANGE, REMOTE CONTROLLED MECHANIZED BIRDLIKE UAV’S

• Because of their deformable motion of wings their fuel life is double of equally weighing fixed wing and rotational wing UAV’s.
• Their vibration is lesser too which aids having stable cameras and clearer visuals.
• It can carry a max payload of 50gm
• It can be made both as a line of sight operated model through a remote or an autonomous model guided by GPS.
• The 1m span model has an endurance of 30mins for a payload of 50gms which is double of other types of UAV’s for the same payload.
• Wings are made of polythene or parachute material, supported by bamboo for stiffness.

It has a few advantages over Quadcopters for surveillance:

1. Because of birdlike look they are easily camouflaged
2. They are less noisy
3. Because of light weight they will not hurt people if they drop in a crowd

 

Some uses are:

1. Pesticide Spraying
2. Radiation Measurement
3. Photographing Hazardous Areas
4. Bird Scare on Fields and Airports
5. Toys