Nonsinusoidal path optimization of a flapping airfoil

AIAA Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2075-2082

  Kaya, Mustafa ^a,b   Tuncer, Ismail H ^a,b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MOTION CONTROL; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROPULSIVE WING AIRCRAFT;

NONSINUSOIDAL PATH OPTIMIZATION; THRUST GENERATION; UNSTEADY FLOW SOLUTIONS;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 34548757273     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.29478     Document Type: Article

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