Recent progress in flapping wing aerodynamics and aeroelasticity
Micro air vehicles (MAVs) have the potential to revolutionize our sensing and information
gathering capabilities in areas such as environmental monitoring and homeland security …
gathering capabilities in areas such as environmental monitoring and homeland security …
Fish swimming and bird/insect flight
TY Wu - Annual review of fluid mechanics, 2011 - annualreviews.org
This expository review is devoted to fish swimming and bird/insect flight.(a) The simple
waving motion of an elongated flexible ribbon plate of constant width propagating a wave …
waving motion of an elongated flexible ribbon plate of constant width propagating a wave …
[图书][B] An introduction to flapping wing aerodynamics
This is an ideal book for graduate students and researchers interested in the aerodynamics,
structural dynamics and flight dynamics of small birds, bats and insects, as well as of micro …
structural dynamics and flight dynamics of small birds, bats and insects, as well as of micro …
[图书][B] Aerodynamics of low Reynolds number flyers
Low Reynolds number aerodynamics is important to a number of natural and man-made
flyers. Birds, bats, and insects have been of interest to biologists for years, and active study …
flyers. Birds, bats, and insects have been of interest to biologists for years, and active study …
Unsteady aerodynamics of nonslender delta wings
Unsteady aerodynamics of nonslender delta wings, covering topics of shear layer
instabilities, structure of nonslender vortices, breakdown, maneuvering wings, and …
instabilities, structure of nonslender vortices, breakdown, maneuvering wings, and …
Aerodynamic modelling of insect-like flapping flight for micro air vehicles
SA Ansari, R Żbikowski, K Knowles - Progress in aerospace sciences, 2006 - Elsevier
Insect-like flapping flight offers a power-efficient and highly manoeuvrable basis for a micro
air vehicle capable of indoor flight. The development of such a vehicle requires a careful …
air vehicle capable of indoor flight. The development of such a vehicle requires a careful …
Fluid–structure interaction for aeroelastic applications
R Kamakoti, W Shyy - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2004 - Elsevier
The interaction between a flexible structure and the surrounding fluid gives rise to a variety
of phenomena with applications in many areas, such as, stability analysis of airplane wings …
of phenomena with applications in many areas, such as, stability analysis of airplane wings …
From nature to synthetic systems: shape transformation in soft materials
R Kempaiah, Z Nie - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Nature offers a plethora of astonishing examples of shapes and functions from the aspects of
both simplicity and complexity. The creation of synthetic systems that can morph in a …
both simplicity and complexity. The creation of synthetic systems that can morph in a …
Flexible-wing-based micro air vehicles
This paper documents the development and evaluation of an original flexible-wing-based
Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) technology that reduces adverse effects of gusty wind conditions …
Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) technology that reduces adverse effects of gusty wind conditions …
Aeromechanics of membrane wings with implications for animal flight
WINGS composed of thin, compliant skin membranes are used in the natural world by
several vertebrate species, perhaps most notably by flying and gliding mammals such as …
several vertebrate species, perhaps most notably by flying and gliding mammals such as …