专注于新概念布局飞行器及仿生飞行器的空气动力学问题研究，长期从事昆虫飞行的非定常空气动力学机理和动稳定性与控制的研究，相关研究获国家自然科学基金面上项目和青年基金项目的支持。近年来，基于昆虫飞行的力学原理，开展可悬停飞行的仿生微型飞行器的设计与实现。上述研究成果发表SCI论文多篇，授权国家发明专利多项。教学上，主讲本科课程《空气动力学基础》、《矢量与张量引论》、《工程计算力学》、《专业课程设计》等。

相关研究成果：

1.   Gu, Mancang , Wu, Jianghao and Zhang, Yanlai* (2020)，Wing rapid responses and aerodynamics of fruit flies during headwind gust perturbations. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.https://doi-org-443.e2.buaa.edu.cn/10.1088/1748-3190/ab97fc

2.   Zhou, C., Zhang, Y. L. and Wu, J. H. (2020). Effect of flexibility on unsteady aerodynamics forces of a purely plunging airfoil. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics 33, 88-101.

3.   Hao, J., Wu, J. and Zhang, Y.* (2019). Aerodynamic Performance of a Passive Pitching Model on Bionic Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics 2019, 1-12.

4.   Chen, L., Zhang, Y. and Wu, J. (2018). Study on lift enhancement of a flapping rotary wing by a bore-hole design. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering 232, 1315-1333.

5.   Zhou, C., Zhang, Y. L. and Wu, J. H. (2018). Unsteady Aerodynamic Forces and Power Consumption of a Micro Flapping Rotary Wing in Hovering Flight. Journal of Bionic Engineering 15, 298-312.

6.   Wang, D., Wu, J. H. and Zhang, Y. L. (2018). Effects of Geometric Parameters on Flapping Rotary Wings at Low Reynolds Numbers. Aiaa Journal 56, 1372-1387.

7.   Guo, S., Li, H., Zhou, C., Zhang, Y. L., He, Y. and Wu, J. H. (2018). Analysis and experiment of a bio-inspired flyable micro flapping wing rotor. Aerospace Science and Technology 79, 506-517.

8.   Wu, J. H., Zhou, C. and Zhang, Y. L.* (2017). Aerodynamic Power Efficiency Comparison of Various Micro-Air-Vehicle Layouts in Hovering Flight. Aiaa J 55, 1265-1278.

9.   Wu, J. H., Qiu, J. and Zhang, Y. L.* (2017). Automated Kinematics Measurement and Aerodynamics of a Bioinspired Flapping Rotary Wing. J Bionic Eng 14, 726-737.

10. Li, H., Guo, S., Zhang, Y. L., Zhou, C. and Wu, J. H. (2017). Unsteady aerodynamic and optimal kinematic analysis of a micro flapping wing rotor. Aerosp Sci Technol 63, 167-178.

11. Wu, J. H., Wang, D. and Zhang, Y. L. (2015). Effects of kinematics on aerodynamic periodicity for a periodically plunging airfoil. Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics 29, 433-454.

12. Wu, J., Wang, D. and Zhang, Y. (2015). Aerodynamic Analysis of a Flapping Rotary Wing at a Low Reynolds Number. Aiaa Journal 53, 2951-2966.

13. Chen, F., Wu, J. H., Zhou, C. and Zhang, Y. L.* (2014). An Automatical Matching Method Applied in Kinematics Measurement for the Flapping Rotary Wing. Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering Iv 459, 119-124.

14. Chen, M. W., Zhang, Y. L. and Sun, M. (2013). Wing and body motion and aerodynamic and leg forces during take-off in droneflies. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 10.

15. Zhang, Y. L., Wu, J. H. and Sun, M. (2012). Lateral dynamic flight stability of hovering insects: theory vs. numerical simulation. Acta Mechanica Sinica 28, 221-231.

16. Zhang, Y. L. and Sun, M. (2011). Stabilization control of a hovering model insect: lateral motion. Acta Mechanica Sinica 27, 823-832.

17. Zhang, Y. L. and Sun, M. (2011). Dynamic flight stability of hovering model insects: theory versus simulation using equations of motion coupled with Navier-Stokes equations (vol 26, pg 509, 2010). Acta Mechanica Sinica 27, 308-308.

18. Zhang, Y. L. and Sun, M. (2011). Control for small-speed lateral flight in a model insect. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 6.

19. Zhang, Y. L. and Sun, M. (2010). Dynamic flight stability of a hovering model insect: lateral motion. Acta Mechanica Sinica 26, 175-190.

20. Zhang, Y. L. and Sun, M. (2010). Wing kinematics measurement and aerodynamics of free-flight maneuvers in drone-flies. Acta Mechanica Sinica 26, 371-382.

21. Zhang, Y. L. and Sun, M. (2010). Dynamic flight stability of hovering model insects: theory versus simulation using equations of motion coupled with Navier-Stokes equations. Acta Mechanica Sinica 26, 509-520.

22. Wu, J. H., Zhang, Y. L. and Sun, M. (2009). Hovering of model insects: simulation by coupling equations of motion with Navier-Stokes equations. J Exp Biol 212, 3313-3329.

23. 张艳来，傅海军，吴江浩，一种拍动翼微型飞行器结构。国家发明专利，授权号：ZL201610260699.4

24. 张艳来，刘懿，吴江浩，孙茂，一种可变减速比的微型拍动翼飞行器。国家发明专利，授权号：ZL201710106405.7

25. 张艳来，郝金晶，吴江浩，孙茂，一种扑翼拍动攻角被动翻转实现及飞行控制方式设计。国家发明专利，授权号：ZL201710680121.9

26. 吴江浩，周超，张艳来，一种微型单旋翼飞行器导流控制方法。国家发明专利，授权号：ZL201210337955.7

27. 吴江浩，周超，张艳来，一种微型机械式可控扑旋翼飞行器及其制造方法和控制方法。国家发明专利，授权号：ZL201110277764.1