Simulating moth wing aerodynamics: Towards the development of flapping-wing technology

AIAA Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1348-1355

  Smith, Michael J C ^a,b,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sch of Aeronautics and Astronautics

^c AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; SIMULATION; WINGS;

EID: 0029830624     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.13239     Document Type: Article

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