Moving apparatus
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasaki Hamamoto, Yoshiji Ohta, Keita Hara
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Abstract
On a main body portion of a fluttering apparatus, a wing (left wing) is formed which has a front wing shaft, a rear wing shaft and a wing film provided spreading over the front and rear wing shafts. Further, on the main body portion, a rotary actuator for driving the front wing shaft and a rotary actuator for driving the rear wing shaft are mounted. The front (rear) wing shafts reciprocate in a plane orthogonally crossing an axis of rotation with the actuator serving as the fulcrum. Thus, a moving apparatus is obtained which has superior maneuverability and can move not hindered by any obstacle or geometry both indoors and outdoors.
Claims19
A moving apparatus, comprising:
- a flying body, including
- a wing portion for fluttering in a space in which a fluid exists,
- a driving portion for performing a down stroke in which said wing portion is moved downward from above and an up stroke in which said wing portion is moved upward from below, and
- a main body to which said wing portion is attached and said driving portion is mounted;
- wherein
- by time average for the series of said down stroke and said up stroke, vertically upward force received by said wing portion from said fluid is larger than gravity acting on said flying body.
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