Development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) ornithopter with wireless radio control

Ornithopter is one of UAV which utilizing bird flying concept as flight mechanism. This research begins with ornithopter design mechanism, mechanical, electrical and control design followed by manufacturing process. Kinematic and experimental analysis is used to obtain data from the ornithopter. Ornithopter design lead to the result of 80 cm wingspan and 333 gr in total weight. From the calculation results, the maximum of 12,9 Hz flapping frequency can be achieved in this mechanism. Based on the experiment, the maximum lift force and thrust are 2.4447 N and 1.8608 respectively. The estimated surface area using CAD software is 0.11 m² and the calculated wing load is 3.03 kg/m2.