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

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 351-373

  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

Aerodynamics; Flexible wings; Low Reynolds number; Micro air vehicles

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; GAS DYNAMICS; GAS TURBINES; MECHANICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEPARATION; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WINGS;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL; APPLIED MECHANICS; BLUFF BODY FLOWS; COMPUTATIONAL AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLEXIBLE WINGS; FLIGHT ENVIRONMENT; FLIGHT REGIMES; HOMELAND SECURITY (HLS); INFORMATION GATHERING; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER (LRN); MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV); MODES OF OPERATIONS; SHEAR LAYERS; SMALL SIZE; SPRINGER (CO); THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D); TRANSITION (JEL CLASSIFICATIONS:E52 ,E41 ,E31); VORTICAL FLOWS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 47749092028     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10409-008-0164-z     Document Type: Article

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