Technical University Delft designs RoboSwift
06 Mar 2008
From 10 to 15 March 2008, the RoboSwift, a micro aerial vehicle (MAV) modelled on the common swift, will be taking part in MAV08, a competition for innovative micro aircraft in Agra, India. Students from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) designed RoboSwift together with the Experimental Zoology department at Wageningen University.
Just like the common swallow, RoboSwift has wings that can change shape (morph). This makes the aerial vehicle highly manoeuvrable and efficient. It is also equipped with observation cameras which could be used in the future to study birds or to watch groups of people or vehicles.
RoboSwift recently underwent successful flight testing, and with a new sponsor behind them the design team can now push the envelope even further. See also: www.roboswift.nl