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Modeling, Simulation and Implementation of a Bird-Inspired Morphing Wing Aircraf

  • Kun Xiao
  • , Yuxin Chen
  • , Wuyao Jiang
  • , Chenyao Wang
  • , Longfei Zhao
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

We present a design of a bird-inspired morphing wing aircraft, including bionic research, modeling, simulation and flight experiments. Inspired by birds and activated by a planar linkage, our proposed aircraft has three key states: gliding, descending and high-maneuverability. We build the aerodynamic model of the aircraft and analyze its mechanisms to find out a group of optimized parameters. Furthermore, we validate our design by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation based on Lattice-Boltzmann technology and determine three phases of the planar linkage for the three states. Lastly, we manufacture a prototype and conduct flight experiments to test the performance of the aircraft.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2019 3rd IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation Sciences, ICRAS 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages238-243
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728108537
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019
Event3rd IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation Sciences, ICRAS 2019 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 1 Jun 20193 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2019 3rd IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation Sciences, ICRAS 2019

Conference

Conference3rd IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation Sciences, ICRAS 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period1/06/193/06/19

Keywords

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • bird-inspired
  • morphing wing
  • planar linkage

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