Design and Manufacturing of RC ornithopter
RC Ornithopter: It is a Mechanical Flying Bird That exactly depicts the flying motion of a bird.The main purpose of Ornithopters is the camouflage that they bring, as while flying with the flock of birds it is very difficult to spot them. We are imitating the Booted eagle characteristi
2025-06-28 16:31:53 - Adil Khan
Design and Manufacturing of RC ornithopter
Project Area of Specialization Mechanical EngineeringProject SummaryRC Ornithopter:
It is a Mechanical Flying Bird That exactly depicts the flying motion of a bird.The main purpose of Ornithopters is the camouflage that they bring, as while flying with the flock of birds it is very difficult to spot them.
We are imitating the Booted eagle characteristics and will keep the dimensions of the bird.
The main components of our RC Ornithopter are:
Gear train
Air foils
Battery and motor
ERC
Main structure design
Wing design
Tail design
Project ObjectivesThe main objective of our project is To depict the Booted eagle and its characteristics in our RC Ornithopter.
The application of it will be useful in Area mapping,Wildlife spying, by the military also for spying purposes
Project Implementation MethodThe following are the steps that will be followed in Making of our RC Ornithopter:
The main components of our project are the selection of battery,motor as they will provide the Driving force , After there selection we will calculate the gear ratios for our Gears to reduce the RPM of the motor to the required RPM we require for our Ornithopter to fly that is 7.0 Flaps per second(FPS) for our 1.2m Wingspan Ornithopter
After getting this achieved we will design the Airfoils in our Wing structure The material we will be using in there manufacturing are PETG. we are using the NACA 64A012 Airfoil due to its characteristics. After going through several research papers this was selected.
Then comes the design of the Airfoils and gears on the softwares Creo and Ansys for the analysis.
After this the design of tail will begin.
At the end The coding will be done On the ERC to make it radio control and the installation of the camera will be made.
Benefits of the ProjectThis project will be a great benefit for Wildlife department, Area mapping companies and the military for spying purposes.
Technical Details of Final DeliverableThe technical details of the project have already been mentioned above in the project Implementation section
Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry OthersOther IndustriesCore Technology Internet of Things (IoT)Other TechnologiesSustainable Development Goals Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Partnerships to achieve the GoalRequired Resources| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 32800 | |||
| Battery | Equipment | 2 | 1600 | 3200 |
| Motor | Equipment | 1 | 2200 | 2200 |
| Gear manufacturing | Miscellaneous | 1 | 5000 | 5000 |
| Airfoils manufacturing | Equipment | 1 | 8000 | 8000 |
| Tail structure | Miscellaneous | 1 | 5000 | 5000 |
| Servos | Equipment | 2 | 1200 | 2400 |
| Main structure | Equipment | 1 | 3000 | 3000 |
| Wings sheet | Equipment | 1 | 4000 | 4000 |