Aeromechanics of passive rotation in flapping flight

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 660, Issue , 2010, Pages 197-220

  Whitney, J P ^a   Wood, R J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dynamic stall; flow structure interactions; swimming flying

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC STALLING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EQUATIONS OF MOTION; KINEMATICS; ROBOTS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WINGS;

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; DYNAMIC STALLS; FLOW-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MECHANICAL COMPLEXITY; ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS; SWIMMING/FLYING; THREE DEGREE OF FREEDOMS; TORSIONAL COMPLIANCE;

ROTATION;

AERODYNAMICS; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FLOW STRUCTURE; INSECT; KINEMATICS; ROTATION; SWIMMING; WING;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 77957140621     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211201000265X     Document Type: Article

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