Numerical simulation of insect flight

Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition)

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 601-606

  Cheng, Mu Lin ^a   Miao, Wen Bo ^a   Zhong, Chang Sheng ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CIVIL AVIATION FLIGHT UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Insect flight; Numerical simulation; Phase difference

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PHASE CONTROL; TWO DIMENSIONAL; UNSTEADY FLOW; WINGS;

INSECT FLIGHT; INSECT WINGS; MOVING BOUNDARY PROBLEM; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PHASE DIFFERENCE;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 33745959228     PISSN: 02534827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10483-006-0505-z     Document Type: Article

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