Modulation of leading edge vorticity and aerodynamic forces in flexible flapping wings

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Zhao, Liang ^a   Deng, Xinyan ^a   Sane, Sanjay P ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL;

AIRCRAFT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMIMETICS; BIRD; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLYING; FORELIMB; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AIRCRAFT; ANIMALS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; BIRDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MINIATURIZATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WING;

EID: 80052548691     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/6/3/036007     Document Type: Article

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