Performance of a Monarch Butterfly for Various Flapping Angle

  • Authors

    • Aaroh .
    • Mohammad Zuber
    • Shah Md Abdul Khader
    • Sagar Kalburgi
    • Ernnie Illyani Basri
    • Kamarul Arifin Ahmad
    2018-11-30
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.25.22411
  • Monarch Butterfly, Gliding, MAV, CFD.

  • 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 micro-aerial 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.

     

     

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    ., A., Zuber, M., Md Abdul Khader, S., Kalburgi, S., Illyani Basri, E., & Arifin Ahmad, K. (2018). Performance of a Monarch Butterfly for Various Flapping Angle. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4.25), 126-130. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.25.22411