High-fidelity modelling and feedback control of bio-inspired membrane wings

This work is a numerical investigation on the performance of integrally actuated two-dimensional membrane wings made with dielectric elastomers. A high-fidelity model based on the direct numerical integration of the unsteady Navier-Stokes equations is coupled with a geometrically non-linear structur...

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Main Author: Buoso, Stefano
Other Authors: Palacios Nieto, Rafael
Published: Imperial College London 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.686327