Experimental Investigation of Aerodynamics of Feather-Covered Flapping Wing
Joint Authors
Source
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Avian flight has an outstanding performance than the manmade flapping wing MAVs.
Considering that the feather is light and strong, a new type of the flapping wing was designed and made, whose skeleton is carbon fiber rods and covered by goose feathers as the skin.
Its aerodynamics is tested by experiments and can be compared with conventional artificial flapping wings made of carbon fiber rods as the skeleton and polyester membrane as the skin.
The results showed that the feathered wing could generate more lift than the membrane wing in the same flapping kinematics because the feathered wing can have slots between feathers in an upstroke process, which can mainly reduce the negative lift.
At the same time, the power consumption also decreased significantly, due to the decrease in the fluctuating range of the periodic lift curve, which reduced the offset consumption of lift.
At the same time, the thrusts generated by the feather wing and the membrane wing are similar with each other, which increases with the increase of flapping frequency.
In general, the aerodynamic performances of the feather wing are superior to that of the membrane wings.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yang, Wenqing& Song, Bifeng. 2017. Experimental Investigation of Aerodynamics of Feather-Covered Flapping Wing. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1121001
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yang, Wenqing& Song, Bifeng. Experimental Investigation of Aerodynamics of Feather-Covered Flapping Wing. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1121001
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yang, Wenqing& Song, Bifeng. Experimental Investigation of Aerodynamics of Feather-Covered Flapping Wing. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1121001
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1121001