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A Fundamental Approach to Modeling Flapping Flight

, 2015
A viable approach to the modeling and development of efficient flapping-flight unmanned ...
Hunsaker, Doug F.
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The Aerodynamics and Power Requirements of Forward Flapping Flight in the Mango Stem Borer Beetle (Batocera rufomaculata). [PDF]

Integr Org Biol, 2020
Urca T, Debnath AK, Stefanini J, Gurka R, Ribak G.   +4 more
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Flapping Wing Flight Dynamic Modeling

, 2011
Highly agile, hover capable flapping wing flight is a relatively new area of study in engineering. Researchers are looking to flapping flight as a potential source for the next generation of reconnaissance and surveillance vehicles. These systems involve
Leonard, Benjamin Yoshi
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Data from: Efficiency of lift production in flapping and gliding flight of swifts

, 2014
Many flying animals use both flapping and gliding flight as part of their routine behaviour. These two kinematic patterns impose conflicting requirements on wing design for aerodynamic efficiency and, in the absence of extreme morphing, wings cannot be ...
Bomphrey, Richard J., Hedenström, Anders, Henningsson, Per   +2 more
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Reinforcement learning based recovery flight control for flapping-wing micro-aerial vehicles under extreme attitudes

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
This article deals with the recovery flight problem of flapping-wing micro-aerial vehicles under extreme attitude by using a reinforcement learning approach.
Yang Yu, Qiang Lu, Botao Zhang
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Investigation of Flight of Micro Aerial Vehicle with Flapping Wings

Micro aerial vehicles design represents a challenge that lasted for years and the fact that they operate in a low Reynolds range, which make the unsteady aerodynamic effect more influential, made the direct computational fluid dynamics simulation ...
Chaouki, Abdessemed Ahmed, Vība, Jānis
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AERODYNAMICS AND FLIGHT PERFORMANCE OF FLAPPING WING MICRO AIR VEHICLES

, 2010
Research efforts in this dissertation address aerodynamics and flight performance of flapping wing aircraft (ornithopters). Flapping wing aerodynamics was studied for various wing sizes, flapping frequencies, airspeeds, and angles of attack. Tested wings
Silin, Dmytro
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Dynamics of Flapping-Wing MAVs: Application to the Tamkang Golden Snitch

, 2013
The dynamics of a flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle (MAV) is studied in this paper. The MEMS Laboratory in Tamkang University has been developing flapping-wing MAVs for several years. Based on the developed flapping-wing MAV, the dynamics is studied and
Hsiao, Fu-Yuen, Hsiao, Fu-Yuen; Yang, T. M.; Lu, W. C.   +1 more
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Theory of flapping flight

, 1925
Before attempting to construct a human-powered aircraft, the aviator will first try to post himself theoretically on the possible method of operating the flapping wings.
Lippisch, Alexander
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Reconstruction of pectoral musculature in non-avialan paravians and basal birds: implications in the acquisition of flapping flight. [PDF]

BMC Ecol Evol
Lo Coco GE, Motta MJ, Agnolín FL, Novas FE.   +3 more
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