Feasibility Study of Off-The-Shelf Components on a Split-Cycle Motor and ESC Testbed

Author

HAYDEN C. LOTSPEICH

Graduation Semester and Year

2023

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Computer Science

Department

Computer Science and Engineering

First Advisor

Christopher McMurrough

Abstract

This project aims to create a testbed for split-cycle flapping wing systems that allows for testing of different motors and ESC protocols to find a suitable set for a flapping wing system. In order for a flapping-wing drone to be able to maneuver, it has to be able to flap its wings at different speeds when flapping forward and flapping backwards. The arching back-and-forth motion is what the output wing would be connected to, so this system is used to calculate the maximum split-cycle time ratio that can be achieved when set up with different motors and ESC protocols.

Keywords

Split-cycle time ratio, Cyclic-averaged speed

Disciplines

Computer Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

Recommended Citation

LOTSPEICH, HAYDEN C., "Feasibility Study of Off-The-Shelf Components on a Split-Cycle Motor and ESC Testbed" (2023). Computer Science and Engineering Theses. 520.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/cse_theses/520