Building a rocket bird (ornithopter)
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Published 2023-11-11
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Building a DIY ornithopter that flies like a hummingbird. It took over 4 months to design this mechanical bird, and with no knowledge about drone or rocket design, I was in over my head. One step closer to a real Dune Ornithopter.
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Link to the research paper:
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00:00 Intro
00:47 The Plan
01:05 Bird Watching
02:10 Wing Mechanism
03:20 Power Source
05:49 Motor Design
08:31 Wing Design
10:42 Testing
13:30 Motor Re-Design
15:10 Testing round 2
16:28 Final Show
18:44 Onshape
20:17 Outro
Software Used:
Onshape
Photoshop
Blender
DaVinci Resolve
Tools and Materials:
SLS Nylon 12
MJF Nylon 12
6061 Aluminum
POM (Delrin)
Ripstop fabric
Files
a Vice
hot glue gun
All Comments (21)
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Compressed air and oscillating wings has to be the most inefficient combination ever, but it's mighty impressive you got it to fly!!
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Came for the engineering, stayed for the storytelling. Killer work man, stoked to follow this project.
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That glasses cad shot might be the coldest bit of sfx I've ever seen in a diy video, all your production is awesome with super cool visualisations, great work
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Dude, the production value of this video is nuts. All the animations, the editing, the script, the music... Damn, son. Congratulations on 1,000,000 subscribers in advance. *Subscribing right now.
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You fell victim to the rocket pendulum fallacy. Still an extraordinary project. Awsome.
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That compressed air engine looks very sexy
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Back in the '90's when I was into paintball, the guns would freeze up when using CO2 unless you added an expansion chamber inline between the gun and the cartridge. The expansion chamber is basically just a thick aluminum tube to let the CO2 expand and absorb the temperature shock before it gets into the moving parts, sort of like a heatsink I suppose.
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From idea, to research, to design, consultation, implementation, testing, re testing ..re- everything, bro this project was a huge success in my opinion.. Great work
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It is so refreshing to see someone else who is "not electrically inclined", making machines.
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This should be shown in schools to show the real meaning behind research, measurement, trial, failure and rework as essential parts of success. Congratulations on a great presentation, and thanks for sharing it.
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The editing, the animation, the creativity, and the determination are out of this world. The best science experimental/designing channel, no doubt. I would appreciate a video of how you got here... the skills, the tools, the researching methodology...
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This is beyond incredible. The fact that you designed and built this amazing machine, AND did some excellent editing👌 Exemplary🙌
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The statement at 15:18 is known as the "pendulum fallacy". You can't stabilize a hover by placing a mass under the lifting rotor, because as the plane tilts the vector of thrust tilts with it, and there's no restoring force. Tom Stanton has a good demonstration video of this.
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Man, I am BLOWN away by the amount of work, thought and sheer dedication you put into this project! Also, the editing in your videos is incredibly good and shows your attention to even such details. Simply, hats off. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
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I'm only 2 minutes in writing this comment. Its really cool the level of appreciation you show to the humming birdman, i never knew how intricate and precise it's movement is, also its really cool that it keeps it's head perfectly still with all of that movement.
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Man, I can't get over how well this video was done. Concept, presentation, explanation, engagement. ... just superb.
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If this guy is editing his own videos… he’s gotta be one of the most all around skilled creators on YouTube. The technical ability, narrative quality, and production quality are unparalleled. I will watch every video you make in your career. I can tell you that right now.
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This channel is going to explode. Your presentation and the work you're doing is truly excellent. Can't wait to see you hit a million subs, I doubt it will be long.
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I’m in my 20s and I never got into engineering but thanks to YouTube and creators like you, I really want to learn and create stuff. It’s so cool and inspiring. Love your content 🙌
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the ideation process, the losses, the wins, the design, the video elements, everything is so professional. The minute elements like the book, the wing design blueprints... everything makes it perfect and professional, best-est
