The effect of clap-and-fling on two-winged flapping flight

• Main Author: Subramanian, Arvind
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering::Aerodynamics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61373
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There is great interest in the field of bio-mimicry to imitate the flapping motion of insect wings. These naturally occurring systems have been perfected over millennia of evolution and therefore provide an excellent reference point for Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) propulsion. Insect flapping wi...