Unsteady forces and flows in low Reynolds number hovering flight: Two-dimensional computations vs robotic wing experiments

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 449-460

  Wang, Z Jane ^a   Birch, James M ^b   Dickinson, Michael H ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofluid dynamics; Computational fluid dynamics; Insect flight; Three dimensional force; Two dimensional force; Vorticity field

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLYING; FORELIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ROTATION; WING;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0842291738     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00739     Document Type: Article

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