仿生柔性扑翼无人机流固耦合研究进展

doi:10.7527/S1000-6893.2024.30069

Abstract

Abstract:

Biomimetic flapping-wing air vehicles are Unmanned Air Vehicles （UAV） mimicking the exceptional flight capabilities of insects and birds in the natural world which can delicately control posture and position during flight by flapping wings. These air vehicles have great potential for high-performance applications due to their unique biomimetic shape and flight characteristics， enabling them to achieve high maneuverability and aerodynamic efficiency in low Reynolds number environments. Typically， biomimetic flapping-wing air vehicles adopt lightweight flexible-wing structures. However， the Fluid-Structure Interaction （FSI） problem is a prominent research challenge regarding the periodic flapping motion. This article provides an overview of the current research status of fluid-structure interaction in flexible-wing flapping， introducing the common methods for fluid-structure interaction and important dimensionless parameters involved in numerical simulation analysis of flexible-wing flapping. The latest progress achieved in both domestic and international research is analyzed， and the tools used in computational analysis are shared. Furthermore， the article identifies the problems and potential directions for further development in current research， offering prospects for future studies on fluid-structure interaction in biomimetic flexible-wing UAVs.

Key words: high-performance Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), flexible flapping wing, fluid structure interaction, dimensionless parameters, computational analysis tools

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Wenqing YANG, Yueyang GUO, Yuanbo DONG, Dong XUE, Jianlin XUAN. Research progress on fluid structure interaction of bionic flexible flapping wing UAV[J]. Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica, 2024, 45(17): 530069-530069.

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Dimensionless parameters of flexible flapping wing aerodynamics［32-33］

无量纲参数	符号	表达式	备注
雷诺数	$R e$	$ρ U r e f c m / μ$
展弦比	$A R$	$R / c m$
厚度比	$h s *$	$h s / c m$
密度比	$ρ *$	$ρ s / ρ$
泊松比	$ν$	$ν$
有效刚度	$Π 1$	$E h s * 3 / 12 1 - ν 2 ρ U r e f 2$	壳
		$E h s * 3 / 12 ρ U r e f 2$	梁
		$E h s * / ρ U r e f 2$	膜
减缩频率	k	$π f m / U r e f$
斯特劳哈尔数	$S t$	$ϕ a A R k / π$	扑动
		$h a k / c m π$	俯仰
有效迎角	$α e$	$α + a r c t a n (2 π S t)$	俯仰
力系数	$C F$	$2 F / ρ U r e f 2 c m 2 A R$

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Table 2

Supplement of dimensionless parameters offlexible flapping wing［32-33］

无量纲参数	符号	表达式	备注
质量比	$m *$	$ρ s h s / ρ c m$
有效惯量	$Π 0$	$ρ * h s * (k / π) 2$
有效预紧力	$Π 1, p r e t$	$S 0 h s * / ρ U r e f 2$	膜
有效旋转惯量	$Π 2$	$I B / ρ U r e f 5$
频率比	$f *$	$f / f 1$

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