NOVA PHOTONICS INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: This proposed study intends to find ways to improve the mechanical efficiency of robotic a

NOVA PHOTONICS INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$99,996
Agency
Department of Defense · Army
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Solicitation
2012.1
NAICS
Place of performance
NJ
Period
2012-06-21

Description

This proposed study intends to find ways to improve the mechanical efficiency of robotic and remotely piloted flapping winged vehicles through the incorporation of elastic components. This will allow the manufacture of such vehicles with greatly enhanced flight duration and agility. Work will include the design, prototyping, and testing of micro air vehicle wing flapping mechanisms with tunable elastic components for increasing throughput power transmission efficiency.