Aeroelastic effect on flapping wing performance

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages 8518-8533

  Liani, Evandro ^a   Guo, Shijun ^a   Allegri, Giuliano ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ASPECT RATIO; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION ESTIMATION;

AIRFOIL THICKNESS EFFECTS; FLAPPING WINGS; FLAT SURFACE ASSUMPTION;

WINGS;

EID: 34547494015     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-2412     Document Type: Conference Paper

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