TechJect’s Dragonfly micro UAV flies like a bird and hovers like an insect
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The Dragonfly was inspired by its biological namesake
Prototype Dragonflies
The Dragonfly features a four-wing design
Only the Alpha model misses out on CVT
The Dragonfly specs
The Alpha model Dragonfly
The Delta model Dragonfly
The Gamma model Dragonfly
The Omega model Dragonfly
The Dragonfly will measure 15 cm (6 in) long
A Dragonfly prototype in the wild
The Dragonfly can fly and hover
The MARC-Basic flight computer used in the Alpha and Delta models
The MARC-2 flight computer used in the Gamma model adds a camera and Wi-Fi
The MARC-3 computer used in the top on the line Omega model boasts 20 onboard sensors
The TechJect Dragonfly
The TechJect Dragonfly fits in the palm of a hand
Computer image of the Dragonfly micro UAV
Given their impressive flight capabilities, it’s not surprising to see researchers turning to the world of flying insects for inspiration when developing new kinds of micro UAVs. With their ability to both fly at high speeds and hover, the dragonfly would seem an obvious candidate for biomimicry. But with the exception of the DelFly, we hadn’t seen many attempts to model a micro UAV on the dragonfly’s four wing design. That could be changing with a multi-disciplinary team from Georgia Tech having developed a robotic four-winged ornithopter called the TechJect Dragonfly that fits in the palm of a hand and combines the flight capabilities of a quadricopter, helicopter and fixed wing aircraft in one.
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