Improved performance and control of flapping-wing propelled micro air vehicles

AIAA Paper

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 360-370

  Jones, Kevin D ^a   Bradshaw, Chris J ^a   Papadopoulos, Jason ^a   Platzer, Max F ^b  

^a Naval Postgraduate School ^*  (United States)

^b AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC MOTORS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; PROPELLERS; PROPULSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VEHICLES; WIND TUNNELS;

DISK LOADING; MICRO AIR VEHICLES (MAV);

WINGS;

EID: 2942752180     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-399     Document Type: Conference Paper

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