Computational aerodynamics of low Reynolds number plunging, pitching and flexible wings for MAV applications

46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Shyy, W ^a   Lian, Y ^a   Tang, J ^a   Liu, H ^b   Trizila, P ^a   Stanford, B ^c   Bernal, L ^a   Cesnik, C ^a   Friedmann, P ^a   Ifju, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL; BLUFF BODY FLOWS; COMPUTATIONAL AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLIGHT ENVIRONMENT; FLIGHT REGIME; HOME LAND SECURITY; INFORMATION GATHERING; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; MODES OF OPERATION; SHEAR LAYER; SMALL SIZE; VORTICAL FLOWS;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; DYNAMICS; FLEXIBLE WINGS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV); REYNOLDS NUMBER; SECURITY OF DATA; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

AEROELASTICITY;

EID: 46049114017     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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