Insect-like flapping wing mechanism based on a double spherical Scotch yoke

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 223-235

  Galiński, Cezary ^a   Zbikowski, Rafał ^b  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Double spherical Scotch yoke; Flapping wing mechanism; Insect like flapping wings; Micro air vehicles; Spherical Lissajous curves

Indexed keywords

AIR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLYING; FORELIMB; INSECT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AIR; ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; WING;

EID: 33747074384     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2005.0031     Document Type: Article

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