Experimental Studies of Tail Shapes for Hummingbird-Like Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles
IEEE Access, 2020 The stability of flying of a hummingbird-like flapping-wing micro air vehicle (MAV) has been challenging. In this paper, experimental studies are reported on the tail shapes of hummingbird-like flapping-wing MAVs, since tails play an important role in ...
Yanghai Nan +3 more
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Development of a novel flapping wing micro aerial vehicle with elliptical wingtip trajectory [PDF]
Mechanical Sciences, 2019 This paper describes a novel flapping wing micro air vehicle (FWMAV),which can achieve two active degree of freedom (DOF) movements of flapping and swing, as well as twisting passively.
Q. Liu +6 more
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Novel Foraging Behaviors of an Urban Bird, the Light-Vented Bulbul (<i>Pycnonotus sinensis</i>). [PDF]
Ecol EvolLight‐vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) were observed foraging on tree trunks in a woodpecker‐like manner. Light‐vented Bulbuls foraged on insect aggregations under artificial street light. Our findings provide new insights into possible behavioral adaptation strategies of Light‐vented Bulbuls to urban environments. ABSTRACT Urban environments expose
Li Y, Lin S, Liang W.
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Can scalable design of wings for flapping wing micro air vehicle be inspired by natural flyers? [PDF]
, 2018 Lift production is constantly a great challenge for flapping wing micro air vehicles (MAVs). Designing a workable wing, therefore, plays an essential role. Dimensional analysis is an effective and valuable tool in studying the biomechanics of flyers.
Chen, Yi +4 more
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Power Modeling and Experiment Study of Large Flapping-Wing Flying Robot during Forward Flight
Applied Sciences, 2022 A power estimation approach for calculating the power of a flapping-wing air vehicle (FWAV) in forward flight is proposed in this paper. One of the challenges and essential points of FWAVs is endurance.
Siping Zhong, Wenfu Xu
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The hybrid bio-inspired aerial vehicle: Concept and SIMSCAPE flight simulation [PDF]
, 2016 © 2016 IEEE. This paper introduces a Silver Gull-inspired hybrid aerial vehicle, the Super Sydney Silver Gull (SSSG), which is able to vary its structure, under different manoeuvre requirements, to implement three flight modes: the flapping wing flight ...
Nguyen, HT, Su, S, Zhang, T
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Towards Bio-Inspiration, Development, and Manufacturing of a Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicle
Drones, 2020 Throughout the last decade, there has been an increased demand for intricate flapping-wing drones with different capabilities than larger drones. The design of flapping-wing drones is focused on endurance and stability, as these are two of the main ...
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Check-Valve Design in Enhancing Aerodynamic Performance of Flapping Wings
Applied Sciences, 2021 A flapping wing micro air vehicle (FWMAV) demands high lift and thrust generation for a desired payload. In view of this, the present work focuses on a novel way of enhancing the lift characteristics through integrating check-valves in the flapping wing ...
Lung-Jieh Yang +7 more
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Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle Bench Test Setup [PDF]
International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, 2012 The purpose of this research was to develop testing methods that can be used to determine the forces, moments, and deflections involved in flapping wing aerodynamics. To pursue the research, a flapping wing mechanism and wings with spans ranging from 9.1 inches to 12.1 inches were built.
David H. Curtis +4 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 The flapping wing micro air vehicle (FWMAV) has been attracting lots of interest since the 1990s and is one of the research hotspots in microminiaturization design.
Qiang Liu +5 more
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