TY - GEN
T1 - Rotary versus flapping flight
T2 - ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018
AU - Ghanaatpishe, Mohammad
AU - Bayiz, Yagiz E.
AU - Cheng, Bo
AU - Fathy, Hosam K.
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Copyright © 2018 ASME.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This paper uses optimal periodic control (OPC) theory as a framework for assessing the relative efficiency of revolving versus flapping wing trajectories in insect-sized flight problems. The literature already offers both experimental and simulation-based comparisons between these two flight modes. A collective conclusion from these studies is that the potential advantages of flapping flight depend on many factors such as Reynolds number, wing size/morphology, wing kinematic constraints, aerodynamic efficiency metrics, etc. This makes it necessary to develop a unified framework for comparing these flight modes under various conditions. We address this need by using the π test from OPC theory as a tool for analyzing the degree to which one can improve the efficiency of steady rotary hovering flight through periodic trajectory perturbations. A quasi-steady insect flight model from the literature is adopted as a case study. The paper applies the π test to this model. It then concludes by solving for the optimal lift-power Pareto fronts for both flight modes, and using these Pareto fronts to confirm the results predicted by the π test.
AB - This paper uses optimal periodic control (OPC) theory as a framework for assessing the relative efficiency of revolving versus flapping wing trajectories in insect-sized flight problems. The literature already offers both experimental and simulation-based comparisons between these two flight modes. A collective conclusion from these studies is that the potential advantages of flapping flight depend on many factors such as Reynolds number, wing size/morphology, wing kinematic constraints, aerodynamic efficiency metrics, etc. This makes it necessary to develop a unified framework for comparing these flight modes under various conditions. We address this need by using the π test from OPC theory as a tool for analyzing the degree to which one can improve the efficiency of steady rotary hovering flight through periodic trajectory perturbations. A quasi-steady insect flight model from the literature is adopted as a case study. The paper applies the π test to this model. It then concludes by solving for the optimal lift-power Pareto fronts for both flight modes, and using these Pareto fronts to confirm the results predicted by the π test.
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U2 - 10.1115/DSCC2018-9118
DO - 10.1115/DSCC2018-9118
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85057332460
T3 - ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018
BT - Advances in Control Design Methods; Advances in Nonlinear Control; Advances in Robotics; Assistive and Rehabilitation Robotics; Automotive Dynamics and Emerging Powertrain Technologies; Automotive Systems; Bio Engineering Applications; Bio-Mechatronics and Physical Human Robot Interaction; Biomedical and Neural Systems; Biomedical and Neural Systems Modeling, Diagnostics, and Healthcare
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Y2 - 30 September 2018 through 3 October 2018
ER -