Research Progress on Control of Bioinspired Flapping-wing Micro Air Vehicles

The Bioinspired Flapping-wing Micro Air Vehicle (FMAV) has been attracting many research institutions due to the advantages they present, such as greater maneuverability, greater efficiency, and lower energy consumption. Compared with the fixed and rotary airfoils, maneuvering characteristics of FMAV depends much upon efficient control of flight attitude. So, an effective model of flight control is of utmost importance. The developments of bioinspired FMAV in recent years is firstly highlighted in the paper, and we specifically discuss the different mechanisms for bioinspired FMAV flight control as well as model-based control and the model-free control. We conjointly define the challenges related to making associate degree integrated bioinspired FMAV.