Abstract
Bio-inspiration is a design ideation method that uses observations found in nature to solve a mechanical problem. In this study, a simulation study of a micro air vehicle (MAV) wing design that is based on bat wings was done and validated experimentally. The wing model was generated using an in vivo observation where the margin wing shape was traced and then used to generate a flat wing with a margin shape of a batwing. The lift of the wing was studied at 4m/s wind speed with a flapping angle of 55°, and at the angle of attack from 0° to 35°. The simulation was done using ANSYS V1.6 software and the experimental study was done using an open circuit subsonic wind tunnel. It was observed that the wing has a stall angle of 25° and a CLmax of 3.2. The result also shows that the difference between the simulation and the observation result to be small with 0.2% at the smallest point and 5% at the largest point. This shows that the simulation model was valid and can be used for future wing design.
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