Monocopter-A maple seed innovation

It uses the aerodynamic principles of falling a maple seed.As the seed falls,it spin and the spin creates lift so the seed can fly far away from tree.This is inspiration for monocopter.

Monocopters has two actuators that is one electric motor and a flap.Using this, we can control the system in three dimensional space.Yes,it is possible!!!

Now i cleared about to takeoff from ground and hovering of the system.This is possible through thrust of the motor.

But wen think about to control laterlly. how???

Only way is use of magnetometer only.

The magnetometer on board gives a magnetic north reference so we can use a flap to actively change the angle of attack during the part of the cycle on the mono wing and that changes the lateral direction.

Till now,i didn't get in to this on-board system.

please anyone guide me to do this board.

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I don't think there have been any designs of monocopter boards published - a least I haven't found any. The paper "Fly-by-wire control of a monocopter" 16.622 Spring 2008 by Houghton and Hoburg gives a great deal of practical information. The control system sounds fairly simple in that as you say you use a magneto to provide a reference point and then calculate the actuation of the flap based upon the actual direction you want to travel.

Peter 

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