5 Flexible-Wing Micro Air Vehicles

CD = drag coefficient CL = lift coefficient CLmax = maximum lift coefficient Cm = pitching moment coefficient C p = pressure coefficient D = drag Dtool = tool diameter hscallop = scallop height L = lift Re = Reynolds number U = displacement in the X direction V = displacement in the Y direction W = displacement in the Z direction xstepover = stepover distance xx = normal strain in x direction xy = Shearing strain

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