Result: Nonlinear Structures Optimization for Flexible Flapping Wing MAVs

Title:
Nonlinear Structures Optimization for Flexible Flapping Wing MAVs
Authors:
Walker, Jr, Robert L., Svanberg, Craig E.
Contributors:
AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH AIR VEHICLES DIRECTORATE
Source:
DTIC
Publication Year:
2009
Collection:
Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database
Subject Terms:
Aerodynamics, Numerical Mathematics, Aircraft, NONLINEAR SYSTEMS, AERODYNAMICS, WINGS, FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS, CODING, COLLABORATIVE TECHNIQUES, HOVERING, ITERATIONS, REYNOLDS NUMBER, MODELS, OPTIMIZATION, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, FLAPPING WING, MAVS(MICRO AIR VEHICLES), FLEXIBILE WING, FLAPPING MECHANISM, PYTHON SCRIPTING, PE0602201, WUAFRLA0F00A
Document Type:
Academic journal text
File Description:
text/html
Language:
English
Relation:
http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA497679
Availability:
http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA497679
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA497679
Rights:
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Accession Number:
edsbas.D1EBF95C
Database:
BASE

Further Information

This report documents the culmination of in-house and AFIT collaboration in the area of nonlinear structures optimization for flexible flapping wing MAVs. The work was divided into four different tasks, including: Preliminary design of flapping wing device, Couple Abaqus with aerodynamic model, Comparison of experimental and computational results, and Evaluate CSIRF progress for transition to FY09 6.2 program. Technology developed in this task is being transitioned in the VAES program A0GI0A "MAV Hover Flight Sciences." ; AFIT.