Classifications, applications, and design challenges of drones: A review

M Hassanalian, A Abdelkefi - Progress in Aerospace sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Nowadays, there is a growing need for flying drones with diverse capabilities for both civilian
and military applications. There is also a significant interest in the development of novel …

Wing design in flies: properties and aerodynamic function

S Krishna, M Cho, HN Wehmann, T Engels… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
The shape and function of insect wings tremendously vary between insect species. This
review is engaged in how wing design determines the aerodynamic mechanisms with which …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of wing flexibility and kinematics in flapping wing aerodynamics

R Addo-Akoto, JS Han, JH Han - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Insects are excellent fliers because of their ability to generate precise wing kinematics and
deform their wings for the sufficient production of unsteady aerodynamic forces. Most of the …

A CFD data-driven aerodynamic model for fast and precise prediction of flapping aerodynamics in various flight velocities

X Cai, D Kolomenskiy, T Nakata, H Liu - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - cambridge.org
Precise prediction of unsteady flapping aerodynamics in insect flight is of potential
importance in the analysis of maneuverability and flight control. While the quasi-steady …

Optimal chordwise stiffness distribution for self-propelled heaving flexible plates

W Wang, H Huang, XY Lu - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The effect of non-uniform chordwise stiffness distribution on the self-propulsive performance
of three-dimensional flexible plates is studied numerically. Some typical stiffness …

Computational fluid–structure interaction framework for passive feathering and cambering in flapping insect wings

D Ishihara, M Onishi - … Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In flapping insect wings, veins support flexible wing membranes such that the wings form
feathering and cambering motions passively from large elastic deformations. These motions …

Local deformation and stiffness distribution in fly wings

HN Wehmann, L Heepe, SN Gorb, T Engels… - Biology …, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Mechanical properties of insect wings are essential for insect flight aerodynamics. During
wing flapping, wings may undergo tremendous deformations, depending on the wings' …

Three-dimensional wing structure attenuates aerodynamic efficiency in flapping fly wings

T Engels, HN Wehmann… - Journal of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The aerial performance of flying insects ultimately depends on how flapping wings interact
with the surrounding air. It has previously been suggested that the wing's three-dimensional …

Forward flight and sideslip manoeuvre of a model hawkmoth

J Yao, KS Yeo - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
This paper presents a computational study on the free forward flight and sideslip manoeuvre
of an insect-like flapping-wing flyer modelled after the hummingbird hawkmoth …

Interplay of chordwise stiffness and shape on performance of self-propelled flexible flapping plate

W Wang, H Huang, XY Lu - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The locomotion of a flapping flexible plate with different shapes and non-uniform chordwise
stiffness distribution in a stationary fluid is studied numerically. The normalized effective …