Aerodynamics of a flapping airfoil in forward flight in proximity of ground

Hang Li; Qiulin Qu; Ramesh K. Agarwal

doi:10.2514/6.2017-3407

Aerodynamics of a flapping airfoil in forward flight in proximity of ground

Hang Li, Qiulin Qu, Ramesh K. Agarwal

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

To date, the flapping wing research has mainly focused on movement in unbounded flow field, which includes hover and forward flight. The real insect flight includes not only an unbounded flow field but also the near-surface flight. Therefore, research on near-surface flight can help in revealing the high-lift mechanism of insect flight and also stimulate further research on Micro-Air-Vehicles (MAV). The characteristics of aerodynamics, pressure distribution, and vortex structure of a flapping airfoil in forward flight in proximity of the ground are analyzed in this paper. The results of forward flight in ground effect are compared with those in hover.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017
Publisher	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)	9781624105012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-3407
State	Published - 2017
Event	35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017 - Denver, United States Duration: Jun 5 2017 → Jun 9 2017

Publication series

Name	35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017

Conference

Conference	35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver
Period	06/5/17 → 06/9/17

Access to Document

10.2514/6.2017-3407

Cite this

@inproceedings{c515e5e43e124fbd8b898dc973c516e4,

title = "Aerodynamics of a flapping airfoil in forward flight in proximity of ground",

abstract = "To date, the flapping wing research has mainly focused on movement in unbounded flow field, which includes hover and forward flight. The real insect flight includes not only an unbounded flow field but also the near-surface flight. Therefore, research on near-surface flight can help in revealing the high-lift mechanism of insect flight and also stimulate further research on Micro-Air-Vehicles (MAV). The characteristics of aerodynamics, pressure distribution, and vortex structure of a flapping airfoil in forward flight in proximity of the ground are analyzed in this paper. The results of forward flight in ground effect are compared with those in hover.",

author = "Hang Li and Qiulin Qu and Agarwal, {Ramesh K.}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.; 35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017 ; Conference date: 05-06-2017 Through 09-06-2017",

year = "2017",

doi = "10.2514/6.2017-3407",

language = "English",

isbn = "9781624105012",

series = "35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017",

publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA",

booktitle = "35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017",

}

Li, H, Qu, Q & Agarwal, RK 2017, Aerodynamics of a flapping airfoil in forward flight in proximity of ground. in 35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017. 35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017, Denver, United States, 06/5/17. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-3407

Aerodynamics of a flapping airfoil in forward flight in proximity of ground. / Li, Hang; Qu, Qiulin; Agarwal, Ramesh K.
35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 2017. (35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

TY - GEN

T1 - Aerodynamics of a flapping airfoil in forward flight in proximity of ground

AU - Li, Hang

AU - Qu, Qiulin

AU - Agarwal, Ramesh K.

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - To date, the flapping wing research has mainly focused on movement in unbounded flow field, which includes hover and forward flight. The real insect flight includes not only an unbounded flow field but also the near-surface flight. Therefore, research on near-surface flight can help in revealing the high-lift mechanism of insect flight and also stimulate further research on Micro-Air-Vehicles (MAV). The characteristics of aerodynamics, pressure distribution, and vortex structure of a flapping airfoil in forward flight in proximity of the ground are analyzed in this paper. The results of forward flight in ground effect are compared with those in hover.

AB - To date, the flapping wing research has mainly focused on movement in unbounded flow field, which includes hover and forward flight. The real insect flight includes not only an unbounded flow field but also the near-surface flight. Therefore, research on near-surface flight can help in revealing the high-lift mechanism of insect flight and also stimulate further research on Micro-Air-Vehicles (MAV). The characteristics of aerodynamics, pressure distribution, and vortex structure of a flapping airfoil in forward flight in proximity of the ground are analyzed in this paper. The results of forward flight in ground effect are compared with those in hover.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85067319299&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.2514/6.2017-3407

DO - 10.2514/6.2017-3407

M3 - Conference contribution

AN - SCOPUS:85067319299

SN - 9781624105012

T3 - 35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017

BT - 35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017

PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA

T2 - 35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2017

Y2 - 5 June 2017 through 9 June 2017

ER -

Aerodynamics of a flapping airfoil in forward flight in proximity of ground

Abstract

Publication series

Conference

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this