Flying insects are able to hover and perform agile maneuvers by relying on their flapping
wings to produce control forces, as well as flight forces, due to the absence of tail control …

There are nearly a million known species of flying insects and 13 000 species of flying warm-
blooded vertebrates, including mammals, birds and bats. While in flight, their wings not only …

Many species travel in highly organized groups,,. The most quoted function of these
configurations is to reduce energy expenditure and enhance locomotor performance of …

Aquatic insects are the dominant invertebrate fauna in most freshwater ecosystems, and
figure prominently in the work of a diverse range of researchers, students, and …

This work is a synthesis of our current understanding of the mechanics, aerodynamics and
visually mediated control of dragonfly and damselfly flight, with the addition of new …

This paper reports a fundamental investigation on the aerodynamics of two-dimensional
flapping wings in tandem configuration in forward flight. Of particular interest are the effects …

In a tandem wing configuration, the hindwing often operates in the wake of the forewing and,
hence, its performance is affected by the vortices shed by the forewing. Changes in the …

Insects represent more than 60% of all multicellular life forms, and are easily among the
most diverse and abundant organisms on earth. They evolved functional wings and the …

TANDEM wing flapping arrangements have potential applic-ability to micro air vehicle (MAV)
design. MAVs are small (bird to insect sized), autonomous air vehicles that are of interest for …

In this study, we investigated the backward free flight of a dragonfly, accelerating in a flight
path inclined to the horizontal. The wing and body kinematics were reconstructed from the …