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Research project

B Ganapathisubramani - Towards biologically-inspired active-compliant-wing micro-air-vehicles

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Bharath Ganapathisubramani

Professor of Experimental Fluid Mechani
Connect with Bharath

Email: G.Bharath@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Group

Our group undertakes research on fundamental fluid dynamics, applied aerodynamics, flow control, flight dynamics and aeroacoustics.

Research outputs

Aerodynamic performance of electro-active acrylic membrane wings
A. Barbu, R. De Kat & B. Ganapathisubramani, 2018, AIAA Journal, 56(11), 4243-4260
DOI: 10.2514/1.J056241
Type: article
Near-wake characteristics of rigid and membrane wings in ground effect
Robert Bleischwitz, Roeland De Kat & Bharathram Ganapathisubramani, 2018, Journal of Fluids and Structures, 80, 199-216
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2018.03.007
Type: article
On the fluid-structure interaction of flexible membrane wings for MAVs in and out of ground-effect
Robert Bleischwitz, Roeland De Kat & Bharath Ganapathisubramani, 2017, Journal of Fluids and Structures, 70, 214-234
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2016.12.001
Type: article
Aeromechanics of membrane and rigid wings in and out of ground-effect at moderate Reynolds numbers
Robert Bleischwitz, Roeland de Kat & Bharath Ganapathisubramani, 2016, Journal of Fluids and Structures, 62, 318-331
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2016.02.005
Type: article
Aspect-ratio effects on aeromechanics of membrane wings at moderate reynolds numbers
Robert Bleischwitz, Roeland de Kat & Bharathram Ganapathisubramani, 2015, AIAA Journal, 53(3), 780-788
DOI: 10.2514/1.J053522
Type: article