FLEXIBILITY OF AN ORNITHOPTER WING TESTED IN A WIND TUNNEL FLEXIBILITY OF AN ORITHOPTER WING TESTED IN A WIND TUNNEL

摘要

Using high speed video tracking, the surface topography of an ornithopter wing is quantified for a range of flapping frequencies and free stream velocities. Based on Fourier series fits, relatively simple analytical models of the surface topography are determined for a complete flapping cycle.