Simulation and parameter variation of flapping-wing motion based on dragonfly hovering

AIAA Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 918-924

  Young, John ^a,c,d   Lai, Joseph C S ^a,c,d   Germain, Charly ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c School of Aerospace

^d AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DRAGONFLY HOVERING; PARAMETER VARIATION;

WINGS;

EID: 44649123628     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.31610     Document Type: Article

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