Experimental investigation of an insect-based flapping wing hovering micro air vehicle

AHS Aeromechanics Specialists Conference 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 136-156

  Seshadri, Pranay ^a   Benedict, Moble ^a   Chopra, Inderjit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNSTROKES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAPPING MECHANISMS; FLAPPING WING; FLAPPING WING MICRO AIR VEHICLE; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; INERTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS; INSECT WINGS; LEADING-EDGE VORTICES; PITCH ANGLE; POWER MEASUREMENT; TOTAL POWER; VACUUM CHAMBERS; WING DEFORMATION;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV); REYNOLDS NUMBER;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 77953489817     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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