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Incorporation of passive wing folding in flapping wing miniature air vehicles

Mueller et al., 2009

Document ID
7161088136602177100
Author
Mueller D
Gerdes J
Gupta S
Publication year
Publication venue
International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference

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Snippet

Flapping wing motion produces positive lift in the down stroke and negative lift in the upstroke under zero forward velocity. Large birds frequently exhibit flight behavior where their wings are folded during the upstroke, thus lowering the air resistance as the wing is …
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C33/00—Ornithopters
    • B64C33/02—Wings; Actuating mechanisms therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C39/00—Aircraft not otherwise provided for
    • B64C39/02—Aircraft not otherwise provided for characterised by special use
    • B64C39/028—Micro-sized aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C2201/00—Unmanned aerial vehicles; Equipment therefor
    • B64C2201/10—Unmanned aerial vehicles; Equipment therefor characterised by the lift producing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B64C2201/00—Unmanned aerial vehicles; Equipment therefor
    • B64C2201/02—Unmanned aerial vehicles; Equipment therefor characterized by type of aircraft
    • B64C2201/027—Flying platforms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
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    • B64C2201/08—Unmanned aerial vehicles; Equipment therefor characterised by the launching method
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C2201/00—Unmanned aerial vehicles; Equipment therefor
    • B64C2201/16—Unmanned aerial vehicles; Equipment therefor characterised by type of propulsion unit
    • B64C2201/165—Unmanned aerial vehicles; Equipment therefor characterised by type of propulsion unit using unducted propellers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B64C3/38—Adjustment of complete wings or parts thereof
    • B64C3/44—Varying camber
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
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    • B64C2201/20—Methods for transport, or storage of unmanned aerial vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C27/00—Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
    • B64C27/20—Rotorcraft characterised by having shrouded rotors, e.g. flying platforms

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