The present invention discloses a
flapping wing structure optimization method based on stiffness similarity, which belongs to the field of aircraft structure optimization. The present invention uses a
variable density method to perform structural
topology optimization on a finite
element model, achieving the optimal minimum compliance of the
flapping wing structure, thereby improving the structural stiffness of the
flapping wing. Furthermore, based on
insect wing stiffness experiments, the relationship between the
flapping wing's spanwise
bending stiffness and span length is established, and a stiffness
similarity criterion is established using
principal component analysis. A linear linear function of the
flapping wing model's spanwise
bending stiffness as a function of span length is solved, and the spanwise
bending stiffness at different span lengths of the
flapping wing is determined. With minimum structural
mass as the optimization goal, the parameters of each
vein line width function are used as variables, and the spanwise bending stiffness at different span lengths and the upper and lower boundaries of the
line width that meet the structural strength,
processing size, and
engineering precision requirements of the
insect wing are used as constraints, the flapping wing is optimized, thereby determining the flapping wing's veined structural
layout and improving the flapping wing's lift and aerodynamic performance.