Light flapping micro aerial vehicle using electrical-discharge wire-cutting technique

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1866-1874

  Yang, Lung Jieh ^a   Hsu, Cheng Kuei ^a,c   Han, Hsieh Cheng ^a,d   Miao, Jr Ming ^b,d  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c Wright State University   (United States)

^d Wright State University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ANTENNAS; ASPECT RATIO; AUTOMOBILE BODIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FLEXIBLE WINGS; GEAR CUTTING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PLASTIC BOTTLES; VEHICLE TRANSMISSIONS; WIND TUNNELS; WIRE;

ALUMINUM ALLOY 7075; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES; HIGH ASPECT RATIO STRUCTURES; MICRO AERIAL VEHICLE; POLYETHYLENE-TEREPHTHALATE FILMS; THRUST COEFFICIENTS; TRANSMISSION MODULES; WIND-TUNNEL TESTING;

MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV);

EID: 73849084944     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.38862     Document Type: Article

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