An experimental mechanism of a tandem flapping wing for micro aerial vehicle

Micro Aerial Vehicles, otherwise known as MAVs, is defined as an aerial vehicle that has a 15cm or less wingspan with a take off wight of less than 200g. Its miniature size and manoeuvrability allows it to fly in confined space at low Reynolds number flight conditions (100 - 100,000). In this study,...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2019-11, Vol.1349 (1), p.12014
Main Authors: Ismail, N.I., Yusoff, H., Budin, S., Yamin, A.F.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airspeed
Configurations
Confined spaces
Flapping wings
Flight conditions
Fluid flow
Lift
Maneuverability
Micro air vehicles (MAV)
Physics
Reynolds number
Subsonic wind tunnels
Wing span
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Summary:Micro Aerial Vehicles, otherwise known as MAVs, is defined as an aerial vehicle that has a 15cm or less wingspan with a take off wight of less than 200g. Its miniature size and manoeuvrability allows it to fly in confined space at low Reynolds number flight conditions (100 - 100,000). In this study, an entothopter design inspired by dragonfly wings was investigated using a subsonic wind tunnel to see the effect of tandem wing configuration on the lift generation. The study was done at different flapping frequency (5-11Hz) and at different flight speed (5m/s, 7m/s, and 9m/s). It was observed that in phase flapping configuration produces better lift for all flapping frequency and all flight speed.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/1349/1/012014