Method of reconstructing the wingbeat movement from the body pitch data of an ornithopter

• Samorah Laki Sabrine
• Ndoye Abdoullah
• van Ruymbeke Edwin
• Miot Romain
• Ruffier Franck

• Intra-flapping pitch
• Wing beat
• Ornithopter
• Flapping wing uav
• System identification
• Robotics
• Biorobotics
• Pitch oscillations

This present study suggests a method to reconstruct the flapping movement (i) only from the body pitch orientation recorded from a motion capture system or a gyroscope and (ii) without using the wing orientation captured by a motion capture system.