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This work is focused on testing the viability of split-cycle constant-period frequency modulation for controlling a flapping wing micro air vehicle. By varying the velocities of the upstroke and downstroke portions of a flapping wings’ motion, …

Typically, inertial loads associated with flapping wing micro air vehicles are ignored for analysis and control law development purposes. The goal of this work is to compute the inertial loads associated with flapping a wing and compare those loads …