The physics of an optimized flapping wing micro air vehicle

47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Chabalko, Christopher C ^a   Snyder, Richard D ^a   Beran, Philip S ^a   Parker, Gregory H ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERPOLATION; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; DESIGN VARIABLES; DISCRETE VORTICES; FLAPPING MOTION; FLAPPING WING MICRO AIR VEHICLE; GRADIENT-BASED OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; SINGLE PARAMETER;

MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV);

EID: 78549292172     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-801     Document Type: Conference Paper

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