Effects of Geometric Parameters on Flapping Rotary Wings at Low Reynolds Numbers

Flapping rotary wing is a novel aerodynamic configuration proposed in recent years for micro air vehicles. To understand the aerodynamic characteristics of this wing layout, a computational fluid d...

[1]  Stuart E. Rogers,et al.  Steady and unsteady solutions of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations , 1991 .

[2]  K Lal Kummari,et al.  Development of piezoelectric actuated mechanism for flapping wing micro-aerial vehicle applications , 2010 .

[3]  I. Gursul,et al.  Vortex Flows over Fixed-Wing Micro Air Vehicles , 2002 .

[4]  Wu Jianghao,et al.  Aerodynamic Power Efficiency Comparison of Various Micro-Air-Vehicle Layouts in Hovering Flight , 2017 .

[5]  Shijun Guo,et al.  Theoretical and experimental study of a piezoelectric flapping wing rotor for micro aerial vehicle , 2012 .

[6]  Adrian L. R. Thomas,et al.  Photogrammetric reconstruction of high-resolution surface topographies and deformable wing kinematics of tethered locusts and free-flying hoverflies , 2009, Journal of The Royal Society Interface.

[7]  Thomas J. Mueller,et al.  Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics of Low-Aspect-Ratio, Thin/Flat/Cambered-Plate Wings , 2000 .

[8]  D. Pines,et al.  Challenges Facing Future Micro-Air-Vehicle Development , 2006 .

[9]  Shijun Guo,et al.  Experimental study on the lift generated by a flapping rotary wing applied in a micro air vehicle , 2014 .

[10]  Sam Heathcote,et al.  Flexible flapping airfoil propulsion at low Reynolds numbers , 2005 .

[11]  M. Thompson,et al.  Reynolds number and aspect ratio effects on the leading-edge vortex for rotating insect wing planforms , 2013, Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

[12]  M. Dickinson,et al.  Rotational accelerations stabilize leading edge vortices on revolving fly wings , 2009, Journal of Experimental Biology.

[13]  Xi-yun Lu,et al.  Dynamic performance and wake structure of flapping plates with different shapes , 2014 .

[14]  H Liu,et al.  Size effects on insect hovering aerodynamics: an integrated computational study , 2009, Bioinspiration & biomimetics.

[15]  Takashi Abe,et al.  Design guidelines of rotary wings in hover for insect-scale micro air vehicle applications , 2007 .

[16]  P. Thomas,et al.  Geometric Conservation Law and Its Application to Flow Computations on Moving Grids , 1979 .

[17]  Sergey V Shkarayev,et al.  Kinematic and Aerodynamic Response of Locusts in Sideslip , 2013 .

[18]  Jiang Hao Wu,et al.  A Novel Design in Micro-Air-Vehicle: Flapping Rotary Wings , 2012 .

[19]  Jun Zhang,et al.  Symmetry breaking leads to forward flapping flight , 2004, Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

[20]  Hao Liu,et al.  Recent progress in flapping wing aerodynamics and aeroelasticity , 2010 .

[21]  Sergey V Shkarayev,et al.  INSECT-INSPIRED MICRO AIR VEHICLES , 2014 .

[22]  Chunyong Yin,et al.  Measuring wing kinematics, flight trajectory and body attitude during forward flight and turning maneuvers in dragonflies , 2003, Journal of Experimental Biology.

[23]  管子武,et al.  Aerodynamic mechanism of forces generated by twisting model-wing in bat flapping flight , 2014 .

[24]  Adrian L. R. Thomas,et al.  Deformable wing kinematics in the desert locust: how and why do camber, twist and topography vary through the stroke? , 2009, Journal of The Royal Society Interface.

[25]  Anya R. Jones,et al.  Lift Production by a Passively Flexible Rotating Wing , 2015 .

[26]  Jianghao Wu,et al.  Aerodynamic Analysis of a Flapping Rotary Wing at a Low Reynolds Number , 2015 .

[27]  Rajeev Kumar,et al.  Simultaneous measurement of aerodynamic forces and kinematics in flapping wings of tethered locust , 2015, Bioinspiration & biomimetics.

[28]  Mao Sun,et al.  Unsteady aerodynamic forces of a flapping wing , 2004, Journal of Experimental Biology.