The influence of wing-wake interactions on the production of aerodynamic forces in flapping flight

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 2257-2272

  Birch, James M ^a   Dickinson, Michael H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital particle image velocimetry; DPIV; Flapping flight; Flow visualization; Insect aerodynamics; Insect flight; Wake structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; FLOW KINETICS; FLYING; FORELIMB; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHEOLOGY; WING;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA;

EID: 0037898141     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00381     Document Type: Article

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