An experimental investigation on the aerodynamic performances of flexible membrane wings in flapping flight

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 575-586

  Hu, Hui ^a   Kumar, Anand Gopa ^a   Abate, Gregg ^b   Albertani, Roberto ^c  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flapping wing; Flexible wings; Membrane wing; Unsteady aerodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADVANCE RATIO; AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLAPPING FLIGHT; FLAPPING MOTION; FLAPPING WING; FLEXIBLE MEMBRANES; FORWARD FLIGHT; HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK; HIGH SPEED; LIFT-TO-DRAG RATIO; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE; THRUST GENERATION; TIME-AVERAGED; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS; UNSTEADY STATE;

AERODYNAMIC DRAG; AIRFOILS; ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATORS; FLEXIBLE WINGS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; LATEXES; LIFT DRAG RATIO; MEMBRANES; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; RIGID WINGS; WINGS;

FIXED WINGS;

EID: 78349310916     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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