• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2005

본 논문에서 LIPCA(Lightweight Piezoceramic Composite Actuator)를 이용한 날갯짓(flapping) 기구의 개발에 관한 최근의 연구진척 사항을 제시하였다. 날갯짓 기구는 여러 개의 연결막대를 이용하여 LIPCA의 제한된 작동변위를 커다란 날갯짓 각(flapping angle)이 발생하도록 증폭시켰으며, 패더링 메커니즘(feathering mechanism)을 적용하여 날갯짓과 동시에 날개에 비틀림이 발생하도록 설계되었다. 이 날갯짓 기구의 고유 날갯짓 주파수는 약 9Hz로, 이때 최대의 날갯짓 각이 발생하였다. 제작된 날갯짓 기구의 작동성능을 평가하기 위하여 날갯짓 주파수를 4Hz에서 15Hz까지 변화시키면서 발생되는 양력과 추력을 측정하였으며, 최대 양력과 최대 추력은 고유 날갯짓 주파수 부근에서 계측되었다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2005년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.719-722
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• 2005

In this paper, we present out recent progress in the LIPCA (Lightweight Piezo-Composite Actuator) application for actuation of a flapping wing device. The flapping device uses linkage system that can amplify the actuation displacement of LIPCA. The feathering mechanism is also designed and implemented such that the wing can rotate during flapping. The natural flapping-frequency of the device was about 9 Hz, where the maximum flapping angle was achieved. The flapping test under 5 Hz to 15 Hz flapping frequency was performed to investigate the flapping performance by measuring the produced lift and thrust. Maximum lift and thrust were produced when the flapping device was actuated at about the natural flapping-frequency.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.86-103
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• 2006

Using a combination of force transducer measurement to quantify net lift force, high frame rate camera to quantify and subtract inertial contributions, and Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV) to calculate aerodynamic contributions in the spanwise plane, the contribution of spanwise flow to the generation of lift force in wings undergoing a pure flapping motion in hover is shown as a function of flapping angle throughout the flapping cycle. These experiments were repeated at various flapping frequencies and for various wing planform sizes for flat plate and span wise cambered wings. Despite the previous identification of the importance of span wise fluid structures in the generation of lift force in flapping wings throughout the existing body of literature, the direct contribution of spanwise flow to lift force generated has not previously been quantified. Therefore, in the same manner as commonly applied to investigate the chordwise lift distribution across an airfoil in flapping wings, spanwise flow due to bulk flow and rotational fluid dynamic mechanisms will be investigated to validate the existence of a direct component of the lift force originating from the flapping motion in the spanwise plane instead.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2007

Using the more common conventional chordwise aerodynamic approach, flapping a flat plate wing with zero degree chordwise pitch angle of attack and no relative wind should not produce lift. However, in hover, with no forward relative velocity and zero degree chordwise pitch angle of attack, flapping flat plate wings does in fact produce lift. In the experiments peformed for this paper, the flapping motion is considered pure(downstroke and upstroke) with no flapping stroke plane inclination angle. No changes in chordwise pitch angle are made. The total force is measured using a force transducer and the net aerodynamic force is determined from this measured total force by subtracting the experimentally determined inertial contribution. These experiments were repeated at various flapping frequencies and for various wing planform sizes for flat plate wings. The trends in the aerodynamic lift variation found using a force transducer have nearly identical shape for various flapping frequencies and wing planform sizes.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.828-834
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• 2019

Researchers have previously proven that the flapping motion of the hydrofoil can convert wave energy into propulsive energy. However, the estimation of thrust forces generated by the flapping foil placed in waves remains a challenging task for ocean engineers owing to the complex dynamics and uncertainties involved. In this study, the flapping foil system consists of a rigid NACA0015 section undergoing harmonic flapping motion and a passively actuated elastic flat plate attached to the leading edge of the rigid foil. We have experimentally measured the thrust force generated due to the flapping motion of a rigid foil attached to an elastic plate in a wave flume, and the effects of the elastic plates have been discussed in detail. Furthermore, an empirical formula was introduced to predict the thrust force of a flapping foil based on our experimental results using multiple regression analysis.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.24-32
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• 2003

In this work, we propose a new idea of flapping airfoil design for optimal aerodynamic performance from detailed computational investigations of flow physics. Generally, flapping motion which is combined with pitching and plunging motion of airfoil, leads to complex flow features such as leading edge separation and vortex street. As it is well known, the mechanism of thrust generation of flapping airfoil is based on inverse Karman-vortex street. This vortex street induces jet-like flow field at the rear region of trailing edge and then generates thrust. The leading edge separation vortex can also play an important role with its aerodynamic performances. The flapping airfoil introduces an alternative propulsive way instead of the current inefficient propulsive system such as a propeller in the low Reynolds number flow. Thrust coefficient and propulsive efficiency are the two major parameters in the design of flapping airfoil as propulsive system. Through numerous computations, we found the specific physical flow phenomenon which governed the aerodynamic characteristics in flapping airfoil. Based on this physical insight, we could come up with a new kind of airfoil of tadpole-shaped and more enhanced aerodynamic performance.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.67-87
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• 2012

A dragonfly inspired flapping wing is investigated in this paper. The flapping wing is actuated from the root by a PZT-5H and PZN-7%PT single crystal unimorph in the piezofan configuration. The non-linear governing equations of motion of the smart flapping wing are obtained using the Hamilton's principle. These equations are then discretized using the Galerkin method and solved using the method of multiple scales. Dynamic characteristics of smart flapping wings having the same size as the actual wings of three different dragonfly species Aeshna Multicolor, Anax Parthenope Julius and Sympetrum Frequens are analyzed using numerical simulations. An unsteady aerodynamic model is used to obtain the aerodynamic forces. Finally, a comparative study of performances of three piezoelectrically actuated flapping wings is performed. The numerical results in this paper show that use of PZN-7%PT single crystal piezoceramic can lead to considerable amount of wing weight reduction and increase of lift and thrust force compared to PZT-5H material. It is also shown that dragonfly inspired smart flapping wings actuated by single crystal piezoceramic are a viable contender for insect scale flapping wing micro air vehicles.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2006

The unsteady vortex lattice method is used to model lead-lag in flapping motions of a rectangular flat plate wing. The results for plunging and pitching motions were compared with the limited experimental results available and other numerical methods. They show that the method is capable of simulating many of the features of complex flapping flight. The lift, thrust and propulsive efficiency of a rectangular flat plate wing have been calculated for various lead-lag motion and reduced frequency with an amplitude of flapping angle(20o). To describe a motion profile of wing tip such as elliptic, line and circle, the phase difference of flapping and lead-lag motion was changed. And the effects of the motion profile on the aerodynamic characteristics of the flapping wing are discussed by examination of their trends.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권10호
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• pp.1385-1391
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 폰 카메라 응용을 위해 H 형 비틀림 스프링으로 지지된 한 쌍의 사다리꼴 셔터 블레이드를 이용하는 초소형, 저전력, 고속 전자기력 Flapping 셔터를 제안한다. 기존의 정전기력 Rolling 셔터와 Flapping 셔터는 폰 카메라 응용을 위해 큰 입력 전압이 필요하며, 기존의 전자기력 Rotating 셔터는 큰 부피로 인해 폰 카메라에 사용하기 어렵다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 전자기력 Flapping 셔터는 폰 카메라에 사용 가능한 작은 크기로 회전 구동을 위해 저강성 H 형 비틀림 스프링과 저관성 사다리꼴 블레이드로 설계하여 제작된다. 실험에서 전자기력 Flapping 셔터는 입력전류 60 mA 에서 자기장 0.15 T 와 0.30 T 에 대하여 각각 최대 오버슈트 회전각 $80.2{\pm}3.5^{\circ}$와 $90.0{\pm}1.0^{\circ}$와, 정상 상태 회전각 $48.8{\pm}1.4^{\circ}$와 $64.4{\pm}1.0^{\circ}$ 성능을 보인다. 응답 시간 성능에서는 셔터 개방의 경우, 1.0 ms/20.0 ms 의 상승/정착 시간을 보이며, 셔터 폐쇄의 경우는 1.7 ms/10.3 ms 의 하강/정착 시간을 보인다. 본 논문에서는 폰 카메라용 셔터 응용을 위해 제안하는 전자기력 Flapping 셔터의 초소형(${\sim}8{\times}8{\times}2\;mm^3$), 저전력(${\leq}60\;mA$), 고속(~1/370 s) 성능을 실험적으로 검증하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2002

비정상, 비압축성 Navier-Stokes 코드를 이용하여, 저 레이놀즈수 유동에서 flapping 운동을 하는 익형의 공력특성을 수치해석적인 방법으로 연구하였다. 비정상 유동장의 효율적인 계산을 위하여, 개발된 코드는 MPI 프로그래밍 기법을 이용하여 병렬처리 되었으며, 난류 유동장의 계산을 위해 2방정식 난류모델의 하나인 k-$\omega$ SST 모델을 적용하였다. 익형의 3가지 운동모드 즉, pitching, plunging, flapping과 주파수 및 진폭의 변화 그리고 두께와 캠버의 변화에 의한 공력특성을 살펴보았고, 이를 위해 NACA4자 계열의 익형을 이용하였다. 해석 결과는 실험치와 비교하여 보았을 때 잘 일치하였으며, 각 운동모드에서의 공기역학적 특성을 파악할 수 있었다.