An introduction to flapping wing aerodynamics / / Wei Shyy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hikaru Aono, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Chang-kwon Kang, University of Michigan, Hao Liu, Chiba University [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Shyy W (Wei) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 297 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 629.1323 |
Collana | Cambridge aerospace series |
Soggetto topico |
Aerodynamics
Airplanes - Wings Micro air vehicles Wings (Anatomy) Animal flight |
ISBN |
1-139-88982-6
1-107-06589-5 1-5231-1539-4 1-107-05511-3 1-107-05853-8 1-107-05621-7 1-107-05977-1 1-139-58391-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | An Introduction to Flapping Wing Aerodynamics -- Preface of the First Edition (Aerodynamics of Low Reynolds Number Flyers) -- Introduction -- Rigid Fixed-Wing Aerodynamics -- Rigid Flapping-Wing Aerodynamics -- Flexible Wing Aerodynamics -- Future Perspective. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462965403321 |
Shyy W (Wei) | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An introduction to flapping wing aerodynamics [[electronic resource] /] / Wei Shyy, Hikaru Aono, Chang-kwon Kang, Hao Liu |
Autore | Shyy W (Wei) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 297 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 629.1323 |
Collana | Cambridge aerospace series |
Soggetto topico |
Aerodynamics
Airplanes - Wings Micro air vehicles Wings (Anatomy) Animal flight |
ISBN |
1-139-88982-6
1-107-06589-5 1-5231-1539-4 1-107-05511-3 1-107-05853-8 1-107-05621-7 1-107-05977-1 1-139-58391-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | An Introduction to Flapping Wing Aerodynamics -- Preface of the First Edition (Aerodynamics of Low Reynolds Number Flyers) -- Introduction -- Rigid Fixed-Wing Aerodynamics -- Rigid Flapping-Wing Aerodynamics -- Flexible Wing Aerodynamics -- Future Perspective. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786958503321 |
Shyy W (Wei) | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An introduction to flapping wing aerodynamics [[electronic resource] /] / Wei Shyy, Hikaru Aono, Chang-kwon Kang, Hao Liu |
Autore | Shyy W (Wei) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 297 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 629.1323 |
Collana | Cambridge aerospace series |
Soggetto topico |
Aerodynamics
Airplanes - Wings Micro air vehicles Wings (Anatomy) Animal flight |
ISBN |
1-139-88982-6
1-107-06589-5 1-5231-1539-4 1-107-05511-3 1-107-05853-8 1-107-05621-7 1-107-05977-1 1-139-58391-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | An Introduction to Flapping Wing Aerodynamics -- Preface of the First Edition (Aerodynamics of Low Reynolds Number Flyers) -- Introduction -- Rigid Fixed-Wing Aerodynamics -- Rigid Flapping-Wing Aerodynamics -- Flexible Wing Aerodynamics -- Future Perspective. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817666803321 |
Shyy W (Wei) | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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On the wing : insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats and the evolution of animal flight / / David E. Alexander ; illustrations by Sara L. Taliaferro |
Autore | Alexander David E. <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.57 |
Soggetto topico |
Animal flight
Wings (Anatomy) - Evolution |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-999679-2
0-19-999678-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; 1. Can't Tell the Players without a Scorecard; 2. Theme and Variations: Similarities and Differences among Nature's Flyers; 3. How to Fly?; 4. Gliding Animals: Flight without Power; 5. Insects: First to Fly; 6. Birds: The Feathered Flyers; 7. Bats: Wings in the Dark; 8. Pterosaurs: Bygone Dragons; 9. Pedestrians Descended from Flyers: Loss of Flight; 10. Unifying Themes?; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461644103321 |
Alexander David E. <1955-> | ||
Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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On the wing : insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats and the evolution of animal flight / / David E. Alexander ; illustrations by Sara L. Taliaferro |
Autore | Alexander David E. <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.57 |
Soggetto topico |
Animal flight
Wings (Anatomy) - Evolution |
ISBN |
0-19-999679-2
0-19-999678-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; 1. Can't Tell the Players without a Scorecard; 2. Theme and Variations: Similarities and Differences among Nature's Flyers; 3. How to Fly?; 4. Gliding Animals: Flight without Power; 5. Insects: First to Fly; 6. Birds: The Feathered Flyers; 7. Bats: Wings in the Dark; 8. Pterosaurs: Bygone Dragons; 9. Pedestrians Descended from Flyers: Loss of Flight; 10. Unifying Themes?; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797584603321 |
Alexander David E. <1955-> | ||
Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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On the wing : insects, pterosaurs, birds, bats and the evolution of animal flight / / David E. Alexander ; illustrations by Sara L. Taliaferro |
Autore | Alexander David E. <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.57 |
Soggetto topico |
Animal flight
Wings (Anatomy) - Evolution |
ISBN |
0-19-999679-2
0-19-999678-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; 1. Can't Tell the Players without a Scorecard; 2. Theme and Variations: Similarities and Differences among Nature's Flyers; 3. How to Fly?; 4. Gliding Animals: Flight without Power; 5. Insects: First to Fly; 6. Birds: The Feathered Flyers; 7. Bats: Wings in the Dark; 8. Pterosaurs: Bygone Dragons; 9. Pedestrians Descended from Flyers: Loss of Flight; 10. Unifying Themes?; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809987603321 |
Alexander David E. <1955-> | ||
Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Why Don't Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings? : Flying Animals, Flying Machines, and How They Are Different / / David Alexander |
Autore | Alexander David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, NJ : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2009] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina | 629.13 |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Flight
Airplanes Flying-machines Animal flight Aeronautics |
ISBN | 0-8135-4861-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Flying Animals and Flying Machines: Birds of a Feather? -- 2. Hey, Buddy, Need a Lift? -- 3. Power: The Primary Push -- 4. To Turn or Not to Turn -- 5. A Tale of Two Tails -- 6. Flight Instruments -- 7. Dispensing with Power: Soaring -- 8. Straight Up: Vertical Take-Offs and Hovering -- 9. Stoop of the Falcon: Predation and Aerial Combat -- 10. Biology Meets Technology Head On: Ornithopters and Human-Powered Flight -- Epilogue: So Why Don’t Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings? -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780832603321 |
Alexander David | ||
New Brunswick, NJ : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2009] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Why Don't Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings? : Flying Animals, Flying Machines, and How They Are Different / / David Alexander |
Autore | Alexander David |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, NJ : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2009] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina | 629.13 |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Flight
Airplanes Flying-machines Animal flight Aeronautics |
ISBN | 0-8135-4861-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Flying Animals and Flying Machines: Birds of a Feather? -- 2. Hey, Buddy, Need a Lift? -- 3. Power: The Primary Push -- 4. To Turn or Not to Turn -- 5. A Tale of Two Tails -- 6. Flight Instruments -- 7. Dispensing with Power: Soaring -- 8. Straight Up: Vertical Take-Offs and Hovering -- 9. Stoop of the Falcon: Predation and Aerial Combat -- 10. Biology Meets Technology Head On: Ornithopters and Human-Powered Flight -- Epilogue: So Why Don’t Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings? -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821580603321 |
Alexander David | ||
New Brunswick, NJ : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2009] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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