Experimental investigation on the aerodynamics of a bio-inspired flexible flapping wing micro air vehicle

International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 105-115

  Deng, Shuanghou ^a   Percin, Mustafa ^a   Van Oudheusden, Bas ^a   Remes, Bart ^a   Bijl, Hester ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BRUSHLESS DC MOTORS; WIND TUNNELS;

AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAPPING FREQUENCY; FLAPPING WING MICRO AIR VEHICLE; FLEXIBLE FLAPPING WINGS; HIGH SPEED IMAGING; WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS; WING CONFIGURATIONS;

AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS;

EID: 84904346504     PISSN: 17568293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1756-8293.6.2.105     Document Type: Article

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