Micromechanical Flying Insect Images

Images from Micromechanical Flying Insect (MFI) Project

Except as noted, all images are copyright R.Fearing/UC Berkeley.


Artist's drawing of future autonomous MFI, as of 2/04 (R.J. Wood/UCBerkeley).
Other MFI artist's conceptions, including earlier revisions

2 wing carbon fiber air frame and thorax with actuators (Dec. 2003).
Artist's conception of future MFI with optical flow sensors and radio. (Quan Gan, UC Berkeley, March 2004)

Two wing carbon fiber MFI thorax with actuators (March 2003).

Two wing carbon fiber MFI thorax with actuators (March 2003).

high resolution image (Quan Gan, UC Berkeley, March 2004)

Artist's drawing of carbon fiber MFI. (A. Bachrach/UC Berkeley 2003).

Old mockup of MFI (2/01).

Old mockup of MFI (2/01).

One wing MFI prototype on flight-mill test stand boom (August 2001).
Simulation of MFI orientation recovery (1.5 MB .avi).

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