Numerical simulation and parameter variation of insect wing motion based on dragonfly hovering

Collection of Technical Papers - 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 477-485

  Young, John ^a,c,d   Lai, Joseph C S ^a,c,d   Germain, Charly ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c School of Aerospace and Mechnical Engineering   (Australia)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS EQUATION; WINGS;

FLAPPING AMPLITUDES; FLAPPING MOTION; KINEMATIC PARAMETERS; MEAN VERTICAL FORCE;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 34250786718     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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