5 papers
Estimation of Aerodynamics Forces in Dynamic Morphing Wing Flight
Bibek Gupta, Mintae Kim, Albert Park +3
Accurate estimation of aerodynamic forces is essential for advancing the control, modeling, and design of flapping-wing aerial robots with dynamic morphing capabilities. In this pa…
Conjugate Momentum-Based Estimation of External Forces for Bio-Inspired Morphing Wing Flight
Bibek Gupta, Eric Sihite, Alireza Ramezani
Dynamic morphing wing flights present significant challenges in accurately estimating external forces due to complex interactions between aerodynamics, rapid wing movements, and ex…
Capture Point Control in Thruster-Assisted Bipedal Locomotion
Shreyansh Pitroda, Aditya Bondada, Kaushik Venkatesh Krishnamurthy +8
Despite major advancements in control design that are robust to unplanned disturbances, bipedal robots are still susceptible to falling over and struggle to negotiate rough terrain…
Modeling and Controls of Fluid-Structure Interactions (FSI) in Dynamic Morphing Flight
Bibek Gupta, Eric Sihite, Alireza Ramezani
The primary aim of this study is to enhance the accuracy of our aerodynamic Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) model to support the controlled tracking of 3D flight trajectories by…
Banking Turn of High-DOF Dynamic Morphing Wing Flight by Shifting Structure Response Using Optimization
Bibek Gupta, Yogi Shah, Taoran Liu +2
The 3D flight control of a flapping wing robot is a very challenging problem. The robot stabilizes and controls its pose through the aerodynamic forces acting on the wing membrane…