Performance of a monarch butterfly for various flapping angle

Aaroh; Mohammad Zuber; Shah Md Abdul Khader; Sagar Kalburgi; Ernnie Illyani Basri; Kamarul Arifin Ahmad

Performance of a monarch butterfly for various flapping angle

Aaroh, Mohammad Zuber, Shah Md Abdul Khader, Sagar Kalburgi, Ernnie Illyani Basri, Kamarul Arifin Ahmad

Department of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal

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Abstract

The butterfly is an insect highly evolved to perform various flight regimes. From gliding flight to manoeuvers involving spontaneous changes in direction, the butterfly is considered a marvel of aerodynamic evolution. Recent demand in the development of microaerial vehicles (MAVs) has led scientists to study these creatures in greater depth to get a better understanding of the lift generating mechanisms adopted by them. This study focuses on the evaluation of gliding performance of the Monarch butterfly. A CAD model of a Monarch butterfly wing is modelled using CATIA, taking into account only a single wing of wingspan 53.381 mm which is used to simulate the gliding motion of the butterfly. The gliding performance analysis suggests that a maximum aerodynamic coefficient of 3.597 is achieved for the current wing orientation at 8° AoA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	126-130
Number of pages	5
Journal	International Journal of Engineering and Technology(UAE)
Volume	7
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 01-01-2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Biotechnology
Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Environmental Engineering
Chemical Engineering(all)
Engineering(all)
Hardware and Architecture

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