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View article: A design framework for realizing multifunctional wings for flapping wing air vehicles using solar cells
A design framework for realizing multifunctional wings for flapping wing air vehicles using solar cells Open
Long flight durations are highly desirable to expand mission capabilities for unmanned air systems and autonomous applications in particular. Flapping wing aerial vehicles are unmanned air system platforms offering several performance adva…
View article: Strategies For Enhancing Performance of Flapping Wing Aerial Vehicles Using Multifunctional Structures and Mixed Flight Modes
Strategies For Enhancing Performance of Flapping Wing Aerial Vehicles Using Multifunctional Structures and Mixed Flight Modes Open
Biological flapping wing flight offers a variety of advantages over conventional fixed wing aircraft and rotor craft. For example, flapping propulsion can offer the speed of fixed wing aircraft at similar scales while providing the maneuve…
View article: Characterizing and modeling the enhancement of lift and payload capacity resulting from thrust augmentation in a propeller-assisted flapping wing air vehicle
Characterizing and modeling the enhancement of lift and payload capacity resulting from thrust augmentation in a propeller-assisted flapping wing air vehicle Open
Biologically-inspired flapping wing flight is attractive at low Reynolds numbers and at high angles of attack, where fixed wing flight performance declines precipitously. While the merits of flapping propulsion have been intensely investig…