EFFORTS to develop bioinspired micro air vehicles (MAVs) have motivated flapping-wing
aerodynamics research (see Shyy et al.[1]). The focus of this Note is simplified wings of low …

With the rapid development of micro-air vehicles (MAVs), the aerodynamic characteristics of
flapping wings have attracted growing interests in the past two decades (Sun 2014). The …

Significant research has been focused on the unsteady fluid dynamics and forces of flapping
wings and more simplified bio-inspired configurations, in part driven by its application to …

ESEARCH on the bio-inspired flow under low Reynolds number (102-104) regimes has
increased greatly both in the experiment and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) …

AERODYNAMIC research on hover-capable micro air vehicles (MAVs) has been gaining
significant interest from the research community over the past few years. This is because …

Avian-and insect-based flapping wings represent a very promising means of lift and
propulsion for Micro-Aerial Vehicles (MAV). A broad literature is available on the subject …

Awide variety of investigations have led to insight into the flow structure on small–scale
wings, motivated by the remarkable performance of insects. Overviews and assessments of …

There are few studies on wing flexibility and the associated aerodynamic performance of
insect wings during free flight, which are potential candidates for developing bioinspired …

I. Introduction lapping wing flight has attracted increased interest among aerodynamics
researchers recently in view of the recent expansion of design efforts in the field of Micro …

Flow visualisations are essential to better understand the unsteady aerodynamics of
flapping wing flight. The issues inherent to animal experiments, such as poor controllability …