Can Scalable Design of Wings for Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle Be Inspired by Natural Flyers?

Table 5

Artificial wings, including fabrication materials and methods.

Authors	Model	Wing model (cm)	Fabrication method	Materials
				Veins	Membrane
Bontemps et al. [95]	—	MEMS-based		SU-8	Parylene
Roll et al. [96]	—	Cut-and-glue		Carbon fiber	Mylar
Watman and Furukawa [97]	—	—		Carbon pultrusions	Mylar
Sahai et al. [98]	—	SCM		Titanium alloy with carbon fiber reinforcement	Ultra polyester film
Kim et al. [99]	—	Cut-and-glue		Graphite/epoxy composite	Flexible PVC
Campolo [100]	Dipteran	Chemical vapor deposition and molding		Carbon fiber	Cellulose acetate film
Wood [101]	Dipteran	SCM		Carbon fiber	Mylar
Nguyen et al. [102]	Insects	Cut-and-glue with paper mold		Carbon rods	Mylar
Lentink et al. [103]	Dragonfly	Cut-and-glue with paper mold		Carbon rods	Mylar
Meng et al. [104]	Hoverfly Syrphidae	MEMS-based		SU-8	Polyimide
Tanaka and wood [105]	Hovering Eristalis	Micro molding		Thermosetting resin	—
Ma et al. [106]	Hovering Eristalis	SCM		Carbon fiber	Mylar
Pornisin-Siriak et al. [107]	Bat	MEMS-based		Titanium alloy with carbon fiber reinforcement	Parylene
Ho et al. [50]	Cicada	MEMS-based		Titanium alloy with carbon fiber reinforcement	Parylene
Keennon et al. [8]	Hummingbird	—		Carbon fiber	—
Tanaka et al. [108]	Hummingbird	—		Carbon fiber-reinforced plastic	Parylene
Coleman et al. [9]	Hummingbird	Mold-glue		Carbon fiber	1/32 foam membrane
Nan et al. [20]	Hummingbird	Cut-and-glue		Carbon fiber	Mylar