Flapping Wing Vehicles

<p>Flapping wing vehicles (FWVs) have unique flight characteristics and the successful flight of such a vehicle depends upon efficient design of the flapping mechanisms while keeping the minimum weight of the structure. <b>Flapping Wing Vehicles: Numerical and Experimental Approach</b> discusses design and kinematic analysis of various flapping wing mechanisms measurement of flap angle/flapping frequency and computational fluid dynamic analysis of motion characteristics including manufacturing techniques. The book also includes wind tunnel experiments high-speed photographic analysis of aerodynamic performance soap film visualization of 3D down washing studies on the effect of wing rotation figure-of-eight motion characteristics and more.</p><p>Features</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Covers all aspects of FWVs needed to design one and understand how and why it flies</li> <p> </p> <li>Explains related engineering practices including flapping mechanism design kinematic analysis materials manufacturing and aerodynamic performance measures using wind tunnel experiments</li> <p> </p> <li>Includes CFD analysis of 3D wing profile formation flight of FWVs and soap film visualization of flapping wings</li> <p> </p> <li>Discusses dynamics and image-based control of a group of ornithopters</li> <p> </p> <li>Explores indigenous PCB design for achieving altitude and attitude control</li> </ul><p>This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in mechatronics materials aerodynamics robotics biomimetics vehicle design and MAV/UAV.</p>