06.1 - Flight Dynamics and Control (Control & Modelling)
MULTI-BODY DYNAMIC MODELING OF A BIRD-LIKE FLAPPING-WING VEHICLE: ANALYSIS OF FLAPPING-AERODYNAMIC COUPLING EFFECTS
L.B. Zhou¹, B.F. Song¹, Y.C. Liu¹, M.X. Chen, COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd., China; Q. Fu¹; ¹Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
This study develops a multi-body dynamics model with an accurate instantaneous aerodynamic model for a bird-like flapping-wing vehicle, using wind tunnel data. By comparing single-body and multi-body models, it quantifies the essential effects of flapping motion and instantaneous aerodynamics on trim and maneuver response.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0191