Aerodynamics Characteristics of Butterfly Flight through Measurement of Three-Dimensional Unsteady Velocity Field using TR-PIV System

Abstract

This report investigates understanding insect flight (having flapping and feathering motion) in view of lift & thrust generation, essential for flight control, with simultaneous measurement of velocity and forces. The present work is divided into two major portions. One being the flow visualization and PIV measurements, the other is force measurement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 24, 2011
Accession Number
ADA535769

Entities

People

  • Debopam Das

Organizations

  • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamics
  • Aircrafts
  • Cells
  • Flow
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Insects
  • Lepidoptera
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Micro Air Vehicles
  • Reynolds Number
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.