... of a flapping wing sustained and driven by the MSBS have been successfully performed [ 5 ]. Figure 1 shows the experimental setup of a five axes control MSBS. The system is composed of a personal computer (PC), current control circuits, eight electric magnets, a pair of large size strong permanent...

...M. Brian Thomas; Gary P. Maul Pneumatic actuators can be advantageous over electromagnetic and hydraulic actuators in many servo motion applications. The difficulty in their practical use comes from the highly nonlinear dynamics of the actuator and control valve. Previous works have used...