Recent progress in flapping wing aerodynamics and aeroelasticity

By Wei Shyy, Hikaru Aono, Satish Kumar Chimakurthi, Pat Trizila, Chang-kwon Kang, Carlos E. S. Cesnik, Hao Liu. 2010

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Subfields: Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics

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Reynolds number and aspect ratio effects on the leading-edge vortex for rotating insect wing planforms (2013, background): “This wing shape was then stretched to produce wings of different aspect ratios to reflect the variety seen in nature (for examples see Ellington 1984; Shyy et al. 2010).”
Experimental and numerical study of forward flight aerodynamics of insect flapping wing (2009, methodology): “They have validated this code in relation to the time histories of unsteady aerodynamic forces in hovering flight by comparing it with the experimental results obtained using a dynamically scaled mechanical model of a dragonfly in still water [16].”
Undulatory and oscillatory swimming (2019, neutral): “(3.19) This definition of the effective stiffness differs from the bending stiffness coefficient of an isotropic plate Eδ3/[12(1− ν2p)] used by Shyy et al. (2010).”
Fluid–structure interaction involving large deformations: 3D simulations and applications to biological systems (2014, background): “The distinguished flow features that are associated with flapping wings, such as the leading-edge vortex, the trailing-edge vortex, the tip vortex, and the spanwise flow [50] can be identified from this figure.”
Flow structure on finite-span wings due to pitch-up motion (2011, background): “A wide range of investigations, reviewed by Sane (2003), Lehmann (2004), Wang (2005), Lentink & Dickinson (2009) and Shyy et al. (2010), have enhanced our understanding of unsteady aerodynamics for the design and development of micro-aerial vehicles.”
Flapping wing micro-aerial-vehicle: Kinematics, membranes, and flapping mechanisms of ornithopter and insect flight (2016, methodology): “Therefore, in order to survive, small birds possesses insect-like flight type with 3 DOF wing kinematics for better flight efficiencies, as demonstrated by the flight of hummingbirds.(29,66,67) Details regarding Re analysis and comparison presented in this review are brief and only serve as a simple”
Very small insects use novel wing flapping and drag principle to generate the weight-supporting vertical force (2018, background): “Much work has been done to reveal the generation mechanisms of the high vertical-force coefficient (Sane 2003; Wang 2005; Shyy et al. 2010).”
Unsteady force generation and vortex dynamics of pitching and plunging aerofoils (2012, positive): “Flapping wing mechanisms seen on birds and insects are thought to be more suitable than fixed wing configuration at small length scales as the aerodynamic characteristics are substantially affected by the low Reynolds number, Re [1-3].”
Fixed-wing MAV attitude stability in atmospheric turbulence—Part 2: Investigating biologically-inspired sensors (2014, background): “The presence of high turbulence intensities can significantly deteriorate the attitude stability of MAVs [70,85,44,43,65,99] and is a major constraint on MAV operations.”