Nonlinear aeroelastic simulations of a flapping wing micro air vehicle using two unsteady aerodynamic formulations

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Su, Weihua ^a   Cesnik, Carlos E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROELASTICITY; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; LIFT; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; WINGS;

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY; FLAPPING WING MICRO AIR VEHICLE; GEOMETRICALLY NONLINEAR; LIFTING SURFACES; NONLINEAR AEROELASTIC SIMULATIONS; NONLINEAR AEROELASTICITY; NONLINEAR STRAIN; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS;

MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV);

EID: 84855617916     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-2887     Document Type: Conference Paper

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