Singapore University of Technology and Design

Shane Kyi Hla Win

Shaohui Foong

Luke Soe Thura Win

Gim Song Soh

According to various embodiments, there may be provided a monocopter. The monocopter may include a body chassis. The monocopter may further include a wing structure extending from the body chassis, the body chassis being at a root of the wing structure. The wing structure may include a plurality of rigid wing segments distributed along a spanwise direction extending between the root and a tip of the wing structure. The wing structure may further include a plurality of flexible wing segments, each flexible wing segment adjoining a pair of adjacent rigid wing segments of the plurality of rigid wing segments. The monocopter may further include a propulsion unit coupled to a rigid wing segment of the plurality of rigid wing segments between a midspan of the wing structure and the tip of the wing structure.

Monocopter

Disclosed herein is are systems, devices, and methods for an autorotating aerial device which includes a housing member having disposed thereon an actuator and a controller configured to control the actuator. The device also includes a wing member coupled to the actuator, the wing member including a main wing portion and a flap portion adjustable with respect to the main wing portion. The controller is configured to control the actuator to switch the autorotating aerial device between a diving mode of operation and an autorotating mode of operation based on adjusting an angle of attack of the flap portion, the angle of attack being with respect to a lateral axis along the main wing portion.

Autorotating aerial device, method of forming the autorotating aerial device and an autorotating aerial system

There is provided a mono-wing aerial device which includes a housing member having disposed thereon electronic components and a power source, including a controller configured to control a thrust unit; a wing member coupled to the housing member, the wing member configured to produce aerodynamic forces for autorotation of the aerial device, the wing member comprising a first edge portion proximal to the housing member and a second edge portion distal to the housing member, wherein the wing member is coupled to the housing member at the first edge portion; and the thrust unit coupled to the wing member at the second edge portion, wherein the thrust unit is configured to generate thrust in a direction substantially tangential to a rotational plane of the wing member. There is also provided a method of forming the mono-wing aerial device.

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Shane Kyi Hla Win