Approximate aerodynamic and aeroelastic modeling of flapping wings in forward flight

AIAA Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 212-218

  Gogulapati, Abhijit ^a   Friedmann, Peretz P ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC MODELING; AEROELASTIC MODELING; FLAPPING FREQUENCY; FORWARD FLIGHT; INDUCED VELOCITY; KINEMATIC PATTERNS; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; PAY LOAD CAPACITY;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RIGID WINGS; VISCOSITY;

AEROELASTICITY;

EID: 84893746815     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.J052596     Document Type: Conference Paper

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