Markus Fischer: A robot that flies like a bird
Markus Fischer: Robot, mis lendab kui lind
Markus Fischer led the team at Festo that developed the first ultralight artificial bird capable of flying like a real bird. Full bio
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on olnud lennata nagu lind.
pöörlevate seadmete abita
lehvitades iseseisvalt lennata,
eeskuju kui hõbekajakas,
kohal tiirutada ja pikeerida.
automaatikavaldkonnas
väga kergeid seadmeid,
pneumaatikat ja õhuvoolude juhtimist
tõstejõud tiiva ülemisel osal
aerodünaamilist efektiivsust.
aerodünaamilise efektiivsuse.
passiivsest väändejõust aktiivseni,
konstruktsiooni tervikuna.
aerodünaamiline efektiivsus.
Markus, seda võiks veel korra lennutada.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Markus Fischer - DesignerMarkus Fischer led the team at Festo that developed the first ultralight artificial bird capable of flying like a real bird.
Why you should listen
One of the oldest dreams of mankind is to fly like a bird. Many, from Leonardo da Vinci to contemporary research teams, tried to crack the "code" for the flight of birds, unsuccessfully. Until in 2011 the engineers of the Bionic Learning Network established by Festo, a German technology company, developed a flight model of an artificial bird that's capable of taking off and rising in the air by means of its flapping wings alone. It's called SmartBird. Markus Fischer is Festo's head of corporate design, where he's responsible for a wide array of initiatives. He established the Bionic Learning Network in 2006.
SmartBird is inspired by the herring gull. The wings not only beat up and down but twist like those of a real bird -- and seeing it fly leaves no doubt: it's a perfect technical imitation of the natural model, just bigger. (Even birds think so.) Its wingspan is almost two meters, while its carbon-fiber structure weighs only 450 grams.
Fischer says: "We learned from the birds how to move the wings, but also the need to be very energy efficient."
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