Fluid dynamics as an evolutionary constraint for flapping appendages

Collection of Technical Papers - 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 486-491

  Gharib, Morteza ^a,b   Milano, Michele ^a,c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Safety and Mission Assurance Manager Space Systems Loral   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS; FLAPPING WING; TRANSIENT LIFT PRODUCTION; VORTEX SATURATION;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; KINEMATICS; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 34250702148     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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