A computational investigation of the three-dimensional unsteady aerodynamics of Drosophila hovering and maneuvering

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 881-896

  Ramamurti, Ravi ^a   Sandberg, William C ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Flapping wings; Incompressible flow; Insect flight; Insect hovering; Insect maneuvering; Unsteady aerodynamics; Unstructured grid

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLYING; FORELIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WING;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 34147096888     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02704     Document Type: Article

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