The Flight Mechanism of a Bird-like Flapping Wing Robot at a Low Reynolds Number

Figure 8

Pressure contours of the flapping wing robot. (a) and (b): the lower and upper surfaces of the robot in the steady state; (c): 3D view along the symmetrical plane in the steady state; (d): 3D view in the transient state when the wing flaps upwards; (e): 3D view in the transient state when the wing flaps downwards.

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