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A cosimulation modeling approach combined with a Modified Linear Extended State Observer effectively characterizes and controls the unstable dynamics of medium-size flapping-wing micro aerial vehicles carrying heavy payloads. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To model the dynamic changes in a flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle carrying a heavy perching gripper and design effective control methods to mitigate flight instability.

September 2, 2026Journal of Aircraft0 citations

Dynamic Assessment and Control of Perching Flapping-Wing Aerial Vehicles

Dynamic Assessment and Control of Insect-Inspired, Perching Micro Aerial Vehicles

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LBLina van Brügge SASophie F. Armanini

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Simulation study demonstrates dynamic stabilization of payload-carrying flapping-wing aerial vehicles, suggesting enhanced flight control for robotic perching missions.

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To model the dynamic changes in a flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle carrying a heavy perching gripper and design effective control methods to mitigate flight instability.
Constructed a dynamic cosimulation framework coupling ADAMS multibody dynamics and MATLAB/Simulink, validated against empirical flight-test data from the Nimble+ robotic platform.
Simulated vehicle configurations both with and without a perching gripper—reflecting an approximate 50% mass increase—and identified system dynamics using linear least-squares fitting.
Confirmed that attaching the gripper increases overall vehicle mass by roughly 50%, resulting in pronounced control instability in the baseline system.
Employed extracted dynamic parameters to retune the baseline Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller for improved response.
Formulated a Modified Linear Extended State Observer to provide robust, model-based disturbance rejection and control under heavy payload conditions.

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Brügge et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e318c562ede874ec7b96 https://doi.org/10.2514/1.c038872

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September 2, 2026Journal of Aircraft0 citations

Dynamic Assessment and Control of Perching Flapping-Wing Aerial Vehicles

Dynamic Assessment and Control of Insect-Inspired, Perching Micro Aerial Vehicles

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Authors

LBLina van Brügge SASophie F. Armanini

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Overview

Simulation study demonstrates dynamic stabilization of payload-carrying flapping-wing aerial vehicles, suggesting enhanced flight control for robotic perching missions.

Key Points

To model the dynamic changes in a flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle carrying a heavy perching gripper and design effective control methods to mitigate flight instability.
Constructed a dynamic cosimulation framework coupling ADAMS multibody dynamics and MATLAB/Simulink, validated against empirical flight-test data from the Nimble+ robotic platform.
Simulated vehicle configurations both with and without a perching gripper—reflecting an approximate 50% mass increase—and identified system dynamics using linear least-squares fitting.
Confirmed that attaching the gripper increases overall vehicle mass by roughly 50%, resulting in pronounced control instability in the baseline system.
Employed extracted dynamic parameters to retune the baseline Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller for improved response.
Formulated a Modified Linear Extended State Observer to provide robust, model-based disturbance rejection and control under heavy payload conditions.

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Brügge et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e318c562ede874ec7b96 https://doi.org/10.2514/1.c038872

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