Investigating the Lifting Characteristics of Bioinspired Wings Through Wind Tunnel Studies

This paper offers significant contributions to the field by presenting valuable findings on the practicality and utilization of insect wings in the design of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It accomplishes this by examining various insect wing structures and determining the optimal structure for achieving the highest lift coefficient under diverse conditions. The aim of this research is to experimentally investigate the aerodynamic characteristics of bio inspired wings. Through experimental analysis, five insect-inspired wings were tested under different conditions, including angles of attack, wind velocities, and flapping frequencies. The force measurements are obtained through force sensing resistor. This experiment demonstrates that the replica wing of Tipula SP gives more co-efficient of lift production in various angle of attack, wind velocities and flapping frequency than any other wings. Response Surface Method based ANOVA Model has been adopted as the aerodynamic optimization strategy. As consequence, the three main components of the optimization process are incorporated into the establishment of the aerodynamic optimization design system for the bio-inspired wing. Consequently, these insights open up new avenues for bio-inspired engineering and aerodynamics investigations, presenting fresh perspectives for research in these areas.