Aerodynamic characterization and deformation measurements of a flexible wing Micro Air Vehicle

Proceedings of the 2005 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 267-276

  Albertani, Roberta ^a   Stanford, Bret ^a   Hubner, James P ^a   Ifju, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CARBON FIBERS; DEFORMATION; STRAIN; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION; ANGLES OF ATTACK (AOA); BILLOWING;

WINGS;

EID: 32044472284     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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