Optimum aeorelastic design of a flapping wing

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2040-2048

  Isogai, Koji ^a,b,c   Harino, Yohei ^a,b  

^a NIPPON BUNRI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Micro Flying Robot Laboratory   (Japan)

^c AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

DIHEDRAL FLAPPING; OPTIMUM AEROELASTIC DESIGN; THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION;

WINGS;

EID: 38149001589     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.27142     Document Type: Article

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