Design and optimization of a mechanism for out-of-plane insect winglike motion with twist

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 841-844

  Banala, Sai K ^a   Agrawal, Sunil K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DESIGN; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; OPTIMIZATION;

FORWARD KINEMATICS; INSECT WINGLIKE MOTION; KINEMATIC FLIGHT;

WINGS;

EID: 23044511543     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1924474     Document Type: Article

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