Experimental investigation on aerodynamic performance of a flapping wing vehicle in forward flight

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 586-595

  Mazaheri, K ^a   Ebrahimi, A ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic performance; Flapping wing; Flexible wing

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; ANGLES OF ATTACK; APPROPRIATE MODELS; DESIGN PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FLAPPING FREQUENCY; FLAPPING WING; FLAPPING WING MOTION; FLEXIBLE MEMBRANES; FORCE BALANCES; FORWARD FLIGHT; LOW-SPEED WIND TUNNEL; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TUNNEL VELOCITY; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC FORCE;

ANGLE OF ATTACK; LIFT; WIND TUNNELS;

FLEXIBLE WINGS;

EID: 79957651254     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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