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2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

The Mechanisms of Albatrosses’ Energy-Extraction During the Dynamic Soaring

Authors : Wei Wang, Weigang An, Bifeng Song

Published in: Proceedings of the International Conference on Aerospace System Science and Engineering 2020

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Albatrosses are the soaring champion among the birds, they can travel 1000 km per day without eating or rest, scientist summarizes this flying style as dynamic soaring. This paper is focusing on the mechanisms of dynamic soaring, by derivation energy harvesting equation, link the basic variables which could infect gliding performance. Through analysis two different energy-extraction equation in two different reference system, this paper finds the key to dynamic soaring and provide a new concept of bionic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) design.

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Metadata
Title
The Mechanisms of Albatrosses’ Energy-Extraction During the Dynamic Soaring
Authors
Wei Wang
Weigang An
Bifeng Song
Copyright Year
2021
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Proceedings of the International Conference on Aerospace System Science and Engineering 2020

Print ISBN: 978-981-336-059-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-336-060-0

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6060-0_37

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