Flapping Wing Vehicles: Numerical and Experimental Approach

ISBN-13: 9780367232573 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 405 str.

Lung-Jieh Yang; Balasubramanian Esakki

Opis

This book explains theoretical and experimental analysis on the design, development and flying of the flapping wing vehicle. It discusses design and kinematic analysis of various flapping wing mechanisms, measurement of flap angle/flapping frequency, computational fluid dynamic analysis of motion characteristics including manufacturing techniques.

Spis treści

1. INTRODUCTION TO MICRO AERIAL VEHICLES. 2. IN-SITU LIFT MEASUREMENT USING PVDF WING SENSOR. 3. FLAPPING WING MECHANISM DESIGN. 4. FABRICATION OF FLAPPING WING MICRO AIR VEHICLES. 5. FLAPPING WING DESIGN. 6. CLAP-AND-FLING FLAPPING. 7. COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS OF FLAPPING WINGS. 8. SOAP FILM FLOW VISUALIZATION OF FLAPPING WING MOTION. 9. DYNAMICS AND IMAGE-BASED CONTROL OF FLAPPING WING MICRO AERIAL VEHICLES. 10. ARDUINO-BASED FLIGHT CONTROL OF ORNITHOPTERS. 11. SERVO DRIVEN FLAPPING WING VEHICLES. 12. FIGURE-OF-EIGHT MOTION AND FLAPPING WING ROTATION.