An experimental study of elastic properties of dragonfly-like flapping wings for use in biomimetic micro air vehicles (BMAVs)

• Main Authors: Sivasankaran, P.N., Ward, T.A., Salami, E., Viyapuri, R., Fearday, C.J., Johan, M.R.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19021/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2017.02.011

This article studies the elastic properties of several biomimetic micro air vehicle (BMAV) wings that are based on a dragonfly wing. BMAVs are a new class of unmanned micro-sized air vehicles that mimic the flapping wing motion of flying biological organisms (e.g., insects, birds, and bats). Three s...