Investigation into the hovering flight dynamics and control of a flapping wing micro air vehicle

The hovering flight of a micro air vehicle was investigated. Various flight control concepts, inspired by observation of insect and bird flight, were investigated in some detail. The concepts make use of flap frequency or phase between the flap and pitch attitudes of the wing to control the force ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loh, K.
Other Authors: Cook, M. V.
Published: Cranfield University 2003
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.274179