In this chapter, we present an integrated study of flexible wing aerodynamics and passive dynamic flight stability of a prototype bio-inspired, flapping-wing micro air vehicle (MAV) by a combination of flexible wing kinematics and force measurements and computational approaches. The MAV is weighted 2.4–3.0 g, equipped with an X-type wing and a wingspan of 12–15 cm. A bio-inspired, dynamic flight simulator is utilized to evaluate the aerodynamic performance of the flexible wing MAV. This simulator, by integrating the modeling of realistic wing-body morphology and realistic flapping-wing and body kinematics, is capable to provide an evaluation of the MAV’s unsteady aerodynamics in terms of vortex and wake structures and their relationship with aerodynamic force generation.
Aerodynamics and Flight Stability of Bio-inspired, Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicles
Intelligent Systems, Cont. (formerly: Microprocessor)
2013-03-16
13 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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