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[2018-Vol.15-Issue 3]A Three-axis PD Control Model for Bumblebee Hovering Stabilization
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Journal of Bionic Engineering
 
Volume 15, Issue 3, May  2018, Pages 494-504.
Xiangdong Zhang1, Hao Liu1,2*
1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Chiba University International Cooperative Research Centre (SJTU-CU ICRC), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
2. Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
 
Abstract  Flight stabilization in insects is normally achieved through a closed-loop system integrating the internal dynamics and feedback control. Recent studies have reported that flight instability may exist in most flying insects but how insects achieve the flight stabilization still remains poorly understood. Here we propose a control model specified for bumblebee hovering stabilization by applying a three-axis PD (proportional-derivative)-controller to a free-flying bumblebee computational model with six Degrees of Freedom (DoFs). Morpho-logical and kinematic models of a realistic bumblebee in hovering are built up based on measurements whereas a versatile bio-inspired dynamic flight simulator is employed in simulations. A simplified flight dynamic model is further developed as a fast model for control parameter tuning. Our results demonstrate that the stabilizing control model is capable of achieving the hovering stabilization with small perturbations in terms of 6-DoF, implying that the simplified linear algorithms can still work reasonably for bumblebee hovering. A further sensitivity analysis of the control parameters reveals that yaw control via manipulating pitch angle of the wing is mostly sensitive, im-plicating that bumblebee may utilize alternative yaw control strategies.
 
Key words: flapping      bumblebee      flight stabilization      PD controller      multi-axis control     

Full text is available at  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42235-018-0040-x

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