Aerodynamic force generation and power requirements in forward flight in a fruit fly with modeled wing motion

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 3065-3083

  Sun, Mao ^a   Wu, Jiang Hao ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Forward flight; Fruit fly; Power requirement; Unsteady aerodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLY; FLYING; FORELIMB; PHYSIOLOGY;

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

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA;

EID: 0041739253     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00517     Document Type: Article

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