Aerodynamic force
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Aerodynamic force refers to the forces generated when a body moves through air, arising from pressure distributions and fluid viscosity acting on surfaces such as wings, rotors, or blades. In robotics and AI, aerodynamic forces are central to understanding and controlling flying systems, ranging from insect-inspired micro air vehicles (MAVs) and flapping-wing robots to quadrotors and unmanned helicopters. Researchers study how wing shape, motion kinematics, flapping frequency, and stroke amplitude influence lift and thrust generation, often drawing inspiration from biological fliers like insects and bats. Computational models, robotic wing experiments, and high-speed imaging are used to characterize unsteady effects such as leading-edge vortices and wake interactions that dominate at low Reynolds numbers. Accurate aerodynamic force models are essential for designing efficient aerial robots, developing stable flight controllers, estimating external disturbances like wind, and enabling agile maneuvers. Understanding these forces bridges biology and engineering, informing the design of more capable, energy-efficient autonomous aerial systems.
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The aerodynamics of insect flight
Sanjay P. Sane
Citations: 1238 • 2003
The Aerodynamics of Free-Flight Maneuvers in <i>Drosophila</i>
Steven N. Fry, Rosalyn W. Sayaman, Michael H. Dickinson
Citations: 534 • 2003
Unsteady forces and flows in low Reynolds number hovering flight:two-dimensional computations<i>vs</i>robotic wing experiments
Z. Jane Wang, James M. Birch, Michael H. Dickinson
Citations: 508 • 2003
The influence of wing–wake interactions on the production of aerodynamic forces in flapping flight
James M. Birch, Michael H. Dickinson
Citations: 401 • 2003
Backstepping Approach for Controlling a Quadrotor Using Lagrange Form Dynamics
Abhijit Das, Frank L. Lewis, Kamesh Subbarao
Citations: 373 • 2009
Aerodynamic effects of flexibility in flapping wings
Liang Zhao, Qingfeng Huang, Xinyan Deng, Sanjay P. Sane
Citations: 272 • 2009
Aeromechanics of passive rotation in flapping flight
John P. Whitney, Robert J. Wood
Citations: 269 • 2010
Short-amplitude high-frequency wing strokes determine the aerodynamics of honeybee flight
Douglas L. Altshuler, William Dickson, Jason T. Vance, Michael H. Dickinson
Citations: 243 • 2005
The effect of advance ratio on the aerodynamics of revolving wings
William Dickson, Michael H. Dickinson
Citations: 164 • 2004
Aerodynamic and functional consequences of wing compliance
Andrew Mountcastle, Thomas L. Daniel
Citations: 125 • 2009
Flow interactions between uncoordinated flapping swimmers give rise to group cohesion
Joel W. Newbolt, Jun Zhang, Leif Ristroph
Citations: 103 • 2019
When wings touch wakes: understanding locomotor force control by wake–wing interference in insect wings
Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann
Citations: 92 • 2007
Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Identification of an Unmanned Helicopter Robot with Flybar Dynamics
S. K. Kim, Dawn M. Tilbury
Citations: 85 • 2004
On the aerodynamic characteristics of hovering rigid and flexible hawkmoth-like wings
Kim Boon Lua, Kean Chung Lai, T. T. Lim, K. S. Yeo
Citations: 83 • 2010
Falling with Style: Bats Perform Complex Aerial Rotations by Adjusting Wing Inertia
Attila Bergou, Sharon M. Swartz, Hamid Vejdani, Daniel K. Riskin, Lauren C. Reimnitz, Gabriel Taubin, Kenneth Breuer
Citations: 73 • 2015
Aerodynamic damping during rapid flight maneuvers in the fruit fly <i>Drosophila</i>
Bo Cheng, Steven N. Fry, Qingfeng Huang
Citations: 70 • 2010
Testing and System Identification of an Ornithopter in Longitudinal Flight
Jared A. Grauer, Evan Ulrich, James E. Hubbard, Darryll J. Pines, J. Sean Humbert
Citations: 64 • 2011
An improved quasi-steady aerodynamic model for insect wings that considers movement of the center of pressure
Jong-Seob Han, Joong-Kwan Kim, Jo Won Chang, Jae‐Hung Han
Citations: 60 • 2015
Instantaneous wing kinematics tracking and force control of a high-frequency flapping wing insect MAV
Jian Zhang, Bo Cheng, Xinyan Deng
Citations: 60 • 2016
Analysis and control of flapping flight: from biological to robotic insects
Luca Schenato, S. Shankar Sastry
Citations: 56 • 2003