Flapping-wing propulsion for a micro air vehicle

38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Jones, K D ^a   Platzer, M F ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; ASPECT RATIO; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; EFFICIENCY; FLOW SEPARATION; PROPULSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WIND TUNNELS; WINGS;

FLAPPING MOTION; FLAPPING WING; LOW-SPEED WIND TUNNEL; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PARAMETER SPACES; POOR EFFICIENCIES; PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCIES; REYNOLDS NUMBER EFFECT;

MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV);

EID: 85085779281     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-897     Document Type: Conference Paper

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