Micro-unmanned aerodynamic vehicle
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1. A method of making a micro-unmanned vehicle comprising:
- using Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems technology; and
forming on a substrate at least a pair of wings with leading wing beams and trailing wing beams, at least two actuators, a leading actuator beam pivotably coupled to said leading wing beams, a trailing actuator beam pivotably coupled to said trailing wing beams, a vehicle body having a plurality of fulcrums pivotally securing said leading wing beams, said trailing wing beams, said leading actuator beam and said trailing actuator beam and having at least one anisotropically etched recess to accommodate a lever-fulcrum motion of said coupled beams, and a power source.
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A MEMS-based micro-unmanned vehicle includes at least a pair of wings having leading wing beams and trailing wing beams, at least two actuators, a leading actuator beam coupled to the leading wing beams, a trailing actuator beam coupled to the trailing wing beams, a vehicle body having a plurality of fulcrums pivotally securing the leading wing beams, the trailing wing beams, the leading actuator beam and the trailing actuator beam and having at least one anisotropically etched recess to accommodate a lever-fulcrum motion of the coupled beams, and a power source.
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1. A method of making a micro-unmanned vehicle comprising:
using Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems technology; and
forming on a substrate at least a pair of wings with leading wing beams and trailing wing beams, at least two actuators, a leading actuator beam pivotably coupled to said leading wing beams, a trailing actuator beam pivotably coupled to said trailing wing beams, a vehicle body having a plurality of fulcrums pivotally securing said leading wing beams, said trailing wing beams, said leading actuator beam and said trailing actuator beam and having at least one anisotropically etched recess to accommodate a lever-fulcrum motion of said coupled beams, and a power source.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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