Modeling and Test of Aerodynamic Force for a Piezoelectric Transducer Drive Mechanism

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To reduce the complexity structure of a flapping rotor, a piezoelectric transducer drive mechanism is designed to achieve active flapping and passive rotary motion. Then, its aerodynamic force model is built by using Theodorsen's theory in order to analyze the aerodynamic characteristics of this system. Model simulation and experimental results show that flapping amplitude, flapping frequency and initial angle of attack make a significant role for aerodynamic characteristics. The effectiveness of aerodynamic force mode also can be seen from the comparison of the results.

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