Development of piezoelectrically actuated elastodynamic flapping micro-aerial vehicles

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Aerospace Division (Publication) AD

Volumn 59, Issue , 1999, Pages 257-262

  Cox, Adam ^a   Monopoli, Daniel J ^a   Goldfarb, Michael ^a   Garcia, Ephrahim ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DRAG; LIFT; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; RESONANCE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WINGS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC MOTORS; MICROAERIAL VEHICLE; PIEZOELECTRIC UNIMORPH ACTUATOR;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 0033294162     PISSN: 07334230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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