Vortices and forces in biological flight: Insects, birds, and bats
Insects, birds, and bats that power and control flight by flapping their wings perform excellent
flight stability and maneuverability by rapidly and continuously varying their wing motions …
flight stability and maneuverability by rapidly and continuously varying their wing motions …
Recent progress in flapping wing aerodynamics and aeroelasticity
Micro air vehicles (MAVs) have the potential to revolutionize our sensing and information
gathering capabilities in areas such as environmental monitoring and homeland security …
gathering capabilities in areas such as environmental monitoring and homeland security …
[图书][B] An introduction to flapping wing aerodynamics
This is an ideal book for graduate students and researchers interested in the aerodynamics,
structural dynamics and flight dynamics of small birds, bats and insects, as well as of micro …
structural dynamics and flight dynamics of small birds, bats and insects, as well as of micro …
Colloquium: Miniature insect flight
M Sun - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2023 - APS
Many of the existing winged-insect species are extremely small (wing length≈ 0.3–4 mm);
they are referred to as miniature insects. Yet, until recently much of our knowledge about the …
they are referred to as miniature insects. Yet, until recently much of our knowledge about the …
A fluid–structure interaction model of insect flight with flexible wings
We present a fluid–structure interactions (FSI) model of insect flapping flight with flexible
wings. This FSI-based model is established by loosely coupling a finite element method …
wings. This FSI-based model is established by loosely coupling a finite element method …
Reynolds number and aspect ratio effects on the leading-edge vortex for rotating insect wing planforms
RR Harbig, J Sheridan, MC Thompson - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2013 - cambridge.org
Previous studies investigating the effect of aspect ratio (on the vortex structures and
aerodynamic forces was then assessed at different span-based Reynolds numbers. Scaling …
aerodynamic forces was then assessed at different span-based Reynolds numbers. Scaling …
Aerodynamic performance of a hovering hawkmoth with flexible wings: a computational approach
Insect wings are deformable structures that change shape passively and dynamically owing
to inertial and aerodynamic forces during flight. It is still unclear how the three-dimensional …
to inertial and aerodynamic forces during flight. It is still unclear how the three-dimensional …
Biomechanics and biomimetics in insect-inspired flight systems
Insect-and bird-size drones—micro air vehicles (MAV) that can perform autonomous flight in
natural and man-made environments are now an active and well-integrated research area …
natural and man-made environments are now an active and well-integrated research area …
Aerodynamics of a bio-inspired flexible flapping-wing micro air vehicle
MAVs (micro air vehicles) with a maximal dimension of 15 cm and nominal flight speeds of
around 10 ms− 1, operate in a Reynolds number regime of 10 5 or lower, in which most …
around 10 ms− 1, operate in a Reynolds number regime of 10 5 or lower, in which most …
A novel geometry-adaptive Cartesian grid based immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann method for fluid–structure interactions at moderate and high Reynolds …
A novel computational framework which combines the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) and
an improved immersed boundary method (IBM) based on a dynamic geometry-adaptive …
an improved immersed boundary method (IBM) based on a dynamic geometry-adaptive …