Classifications, applications, and design challenges of drones: A review

M Hassanalian, A Abdelkefi - Progress in Aerospace sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Nowadays, there is a growing need for flying drones with diverse capabilities for both civilian
and military applications. There is also a significant interest in the development of novel …

Computational aerodynamics of low Reynolds number plunging, pitching and flexible wings for MAV applications

W Shyy, Y Lian, J Tang, H Liu, P Trizila, B Stanford… - Acta Mechanica …, 2008 - Springer
Micro air vehicles (MAV's) have the potential to revolutionize our sensing and information
gathering capabilities in environmental monitoring and homeland security areas. Due to the …

The flapping flight of birds: Analysis and application

W Thielicke - 2014 - research.rug.nl
It was thought that the aerodynamics of flapping flight in birds is fully understood for quite
some time, but recent studies have shown that this is not the case. Bird flight uses …

[图书][B] Aerodynamics of low Reynolds number flyers

W Shyy, Y Lian, J Tang, D Viieru, H Liu - 2008 - repository.ust.hk
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 …

An experimental investigation on the aerodynamic performances of flexible membrane wings in flapping flight

H Hu, AG Kumar, G Abate, R Albertani - Aerospace Science and …, 2010 - Elsevier
An experimental study was conducted to assess the aerodynamic benefits of flapping flight
compared with fixed-wing soaring flight for the development of flapping-wing Micro-Air …

Traditional and new types of passive flow control techniques to pave the way for high maneuverability and low structural weight for UAVs and MAVs

MS Genç, K Koca, H Demir, HH Açıkel - Autonomous Vehicles, 2020 - books.google.com
Prevailing utilization of airfoils in the design of micro air vehicles and wind turbines causes
to gain attention in terms of determination of flow characterization on these flight vehicles …

Effects of Reynolds number and flapping kinematics on hovering aerodynamics

J Tang, D Viieru, W Shyy - AIAA journal, 2008 - arc.aiaa.org
WITH our desire to understand the capabilities of natural flyers such as birds, bats, and
insects, and, lately, with increasing interest in developing the micro air vehicle technologies …

Computational fluid dynamics and experimental analysis of a wind turbine blade's frontal section with and without arrays of dimpled structures

S Aziz, A Khan, I Shah, TA Khan, Y Ali, MU Sohail… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Horizontal axis wind turbines are used for energy generation at domestic as well as
industrial levels. In the wind turbines, a reduction in drag force and an increase in lift force …

First lift-off and flight performance of a tailless flapping-wing aerial robot in high-altitude environments

S Tsuchiya, H Aono, K Asai, T Nonomura, Y Ozawa… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Flapping flight of animals has captured the interest of researchers due to their impressive
flight capabilities across diverse environments including mountains, oceans, forests, and …

Modulating motor behaviors by electrical stimulation of specific nuclei in pigeons

L Cai, Z Dai, W Wang, H Wang, Y Tang - Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Pigeons (Columba livia) have excellent flying and orienting abilities and are ideal study
subjects for biologists who research the underlying neurological mechanisms that modulate …