Guston Lighthouse
Engineering (robotics)
Hometown: Redlands, California
Graduation date: Spring 2019
FURI | Spring 2019
Passively Actuated Jump Gliding Wings
This project is investigating the impact curvature, buckling, and anisotropy play when used passively to enhance jumping capability. In this paper we employ a curved laminate structure to allow a rigid link to collapse preferentially in one direction when it encounters aerodynamic drag forces. A joint of this nature could be used for passively actuated jump gliding, where wings would collapse immediately on takeoff and passively redeploy during descent, allowing the jumping robot to extend its horizontal range via gliding.
Mentor: Daniel Aukes
It’s hip to be square.
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