Experimental validation of an aggressive two-dimensional perching maneuver

• Main Author: Karsch, Benjamin Maximilian
• Other Authors: Ng Teng Yong
• Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/75949
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This dissertation experimentally investigates the pitch-up phase and yaw phase of the aggressive perching maneuver with the focus on the velocity reduction to validate the theoretical research work done in this field. The aggressive perching maneuver is performed by birds and offers the ability to b...