Festo - SmartBird Animation (English)

Aerodynamic SmartBird flight model - Bird flight deciphered: http://www.festo.com/smartbird_en

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SmartBird is an ultralight but powerful flight model with excellent aerodynamic qualities and extreme agility. With SmartBird, Festo has succeeded in deciphering the flight of birds - one of the oldest dreams of humankind.

This bionic technology-bearer, which is inspired by the herring gull, can start, fly and land autonomously -- with no additional drive mechanism. Its wings not only beat up and down, but also twist at specific angles. This is made possible by an active articulated torsional drive unit, which in combination with a complex control system attains an unprecedented level of efficiency in flight operation. Festo has thus succeeded for the first time in creating an energy-efficient technical adaptation of this model from nature.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Festo
• Bionic
• SmartBird
• Bird flight
• flapping wing
• active torsion
• articulated torsional drive
• functional integration
• aerodynamic
• aerodynamics
• lightweight
• ornithopter
• model flight
• flight model
• herring gull

[BundleOfBurlap]

@kickfox44 It says in the video that it's autonomous, so yes, it will drive itself.

All the coolest robots drive themselves.

[carinyuso]

its the twitter...

[Macfanize]

A 2 meter wingspan ?! Wow

[WIN7GT]

I want these wings big and installable on my back.

Maybe I'll even create one.

[MrSomeGamerdude]

i like to know is why did i get this on my recommended list with "because you watch iphone durability test" underneath it?

[yfaheem]

@tobyonekenobe , There is abs nothign wrong with the research on birds, The prob is illegitimate use of the tech and I am against it and the 9/11 drama, whose price the muslilms are paying today. and people lyk you nevr bothr 2 think abt it.

[Sunjammer]

A *smart* bird?! What ever will they think of next!?

Also, I'd love to see this thing actually take off, or, you know, gain altitude.

[Celeon999A]

Yep. The USA is definitely well ahead in tinfoil-hat technology aswell. :-D

[tobyonekenobe]

@yfaheem WTF do people always go on about 9/11 don't be such a prick.... Its about modeling how birds fly.

[racenemo]

Cool creature

[yfaheem]

Well done but late done German.

USA had this technology since 2000, and it was successfully used in 9/11.

But, USA has not unveiled it yet.

[czt054]

@stuffapproved well done, you can tell the difference between an animation and a real video. Now look through the list of videos on the right, see if you can find the real one...