03.4 - Applied Aerodynamics
AERODYNAMIC OPTIMISATION OF BIOINSPIRED CORRUGATED WINGS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY MAV GLIDING
M. Krasniqi¹, S.F. Armanini¹; ¹Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Free-flight experiments provide bio-inspired, novel, and practical design rules for low-Re MAV gliding, showing which corrugation features and wing geometries most improve efficiency. A low-amplitude, trailing-edge sinusoidal corrugation improved efficiency by 17.5% over a smooth baseline. The results support the development of more energy-efficient MAVs for long-duration monitoring applications.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0665