A parametric study of flapping wing performance using a robotic flapping wing

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 3638-3643

  Watman, Daniel ^a   Furukawa, Tomonari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAPPING MOTION; FLAPPING WING; LIFT FORCE; MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY; MICRO AERIAL VEHICLE; PARAMETRIC STUDY;

PROPULSION; ROBOTS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 70350349740     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2009.5152467     Document Type: Conference Paper

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