Lift estimation of Half-Rotating Wing in hovering flight

[摘要] Half-Rotating Wing (HRW) is a new kind of flapping wing system with rotating flapping instead of oscillating flapping. Estimating approach of hovering lift which generated in hovering flight was important theoretical foundation to design aircraft using HRW. The working principle of HRW based on Half-Rotating Mechanism (HRM) was firstly introduced in this paper. Generating process of lift by HRW was also given. The calculating models of two lift mechanisms for HRW, including Lift of Flow Around Wing (LFAW) and Lift of Flow Dragging Wing (LFDW), were respectively established. The lift estimating model of HRW was further deduced, by which hovering lift for HRW with different angular velocity could be calculated. Case study using XFLOW software simulation indicates that the above estimating method was effective and feasible to predict roughly the hovering lift for a new HRW system.

[发布机构] School of Mechanical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan; 243002, China^1

[效力级别] 无线电电子学

[关键词] Calculating model;Estimating method;Flapping-wing systems;Hovering flights;Rotating mechanisms;Software simulation;Theoretical foundations