Nonlinear Aeroelastic Simulations of a Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle Using Two Unsteady Aerodynamic Formulations

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weihua Su ◽  
Carlos Cesnik
Keyword(s):  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Unsteady Aerodynamic ◽  
Air Vehicle ◽  
Aeroelastic Simulations

Modeling and Simulation of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaeem A. Khan ◽  
Sunil K. Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Modeling And Simulation ◽  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Preliminary Design ◽  
Unsteady Aerodynamic ◽  
Aerodynamic Model ◽  
Air Vehicle ◽  
Simulation Results

This paper presents modeling and simulation of a flapping wing micro air vehicle. The overall geometry of this vehicle is based on hummingbirds and large insects. The purpose of this study is to understand the mechanics of flight and to achieve a preliminary design based on simulation results. A quasi-unsteady aerodynamic model is used based on in-house experimental investigation of flapping wing aerodynamics. The simulation results reveal important information regarding the behaviour of the system, that could be used in future designs.

Design and Fabrication of an SU-8 Biomimetic Flapping-wing Micro Air Vehicle by MEMS Technology

ROBOT ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengcheng CHI ◽  
Weiping ZHANG ◽  
Wenyuan CHEN ◽  
Hongyi LI ◽  
Kun MENG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Air Vehicle ◽  
Mems Technology

scholarly journals Dove: A biomimetic flapping-wing micro air vehicle

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenqing Yang ◽  
Liguang Wang ◽  
Bifeng Song
Keyword(s):  
Mechanism Design ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Flexible Wing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ground Station ◽  
Air Vehicle ◽  
Research Goal ◽  
Color Video ◽  
Flapping Mechanism

This paper describes the design and development of the Dove, a flapping-wing micro air vehicle (FWMAV), which was developed in Northwestern Polytechnical University. FWMAVs have attracted international attentions since the past two decades. Since some achievements have been obtained, such as the capability of supporting an air vehicle to fly, our research goal was to design an FWMAV that has the ability to accomplish a task. Main investigations were presented in this paper, including the flexible wing design, the flapping mechanism design, and the on-board avionics development. The current Dove has a mass of 220 g, a wingspan of 50 cm, and the ability of operating fully autonomously, flying lasts half an hour, and transmitting live stabilized color video to a ground station over 4 km away.

Controlled Flight Maneuvers of a Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle: a Step Towards the Delfly II Identification

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao V. Caetano ◽  
Coen C. de Visser ◽  
Bart D. Remes ◽  
Christophe De Wagter ◽  
Erik-Jan Van Kampen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Air Vehicle
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