An investigation into the longitudinal dynamics and control of a flapping wing micro air vehicle at hovering flight

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 1078, 2003, Pages 743-753

  Loh, K ^a   Cook, M ^a   Thomasson, P ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FUSELAGES; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VECTORS; WINGS;

FLAP FREQUENCY; FLAPPING WING MICRO AIR VEHICLE; FLIGHT CONTROL; PITCH PHASING;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 0347721004     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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