Kinematic control of aerodynamic forces on an inclined flapping wing with asymmetric strokes

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Park, Hyungmin ^a   Choi, Haecheon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); HEXAPODA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLYING; FORELIMB; INSECT; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WING;

EID: 84857534596     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/7/1/016008     Document Type: Article

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