A design optimization strategy for micro air vehicles

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1778-1795

  Snyder, Richard D ^a   Beran, Philip S ^a   Parker, Gregory H ^a   Blair, Maxwell ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION; WINGS;

DESIGN FRAMEWORK; FLAPPING CYCLES; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; WING MICRO AIR VEHICLES;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES;

EID: 34547510235     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-1853     Document Type: Conference Paper

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