Structural dynamics and aerodynamics measurements of biologically inspired flexible flapping wings

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Wu, P ^a   Stanford, B K ^a   Sallstrom E ^a   Ukeiley, L ^a   Ifju, P G ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; TROCHILIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLYING; FORELIMB; METHODOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WING;

EID: 79952469474     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/6/1/016009     Document Type: Article

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