Experimental investigation of flapping wing performance in hover

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 673-684

  Wilson, Nicholas L ^a,b   Wereley, Norman ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR CUSHION VEHICLES; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FORCE CONTROL; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

AERODYNAMIC THRUSTS; FLAP WINGS; WING STRUCTURES;

WINGS;

EID: 34547547244     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-1761     Document Type: Conference Paper

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