225 On Possibility of Human-Powered Ornithopter : Study using Optimum Flapping Wing Motion Design and CFD
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Possibility of human-powered ornithopter has been studied. As the first step, the optimum flapping motion, which attains the highest propulsive efficiency, has been determined using an unsteady lifting-surface theory. The performance of the flapping motion thus determined has also been examined using a Navier-Stokes code and a scale model, elucidating the problems to be solved for realizing the human-powered ornithoper.
