Aerodynamic and structural dynamic identification of a flapping wing micro air vehicle

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Bradshaw, Nancy L ^b,c   Lentink, David ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORY NLR   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FLEXIBLE WINGS; LIFT; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY; DYNAMIC IDENTIFICATION; FLAPPING WING MICRO AIR VEHICLE; HOVERING FLIGHTS; KINEMATIC PARAMETERS; LEADING-EDGE VORTICES; VACUUM CONDITION;

MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV);

EID: 77957763727     PISSN: 10485953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-6248     Document Type: Conference Paper

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