On the shape optimization of flapping wings and their performance analysis

The present work is concerned with the shape optimization of flapping wings in forward flight. The analysis is performed by combining a gradient-based optimizer with the unsteady vortex lattice method (UVLM). We describe the UVLM simulation procedure and provide the first methodology to select prope...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ghommem, M., Collier, N., Niemi, A., Calo, Victor
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Masson 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51365