The aerodynamic benefit of wing-wing interaction depends on stroke trajectory in flapping insect wings

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1362-1377

  Lehmann, Fritz Olaf ^a   Pick, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analytical modelling; Clap and fling; Force control; Heaving motion; Insect flight; Robotic wing; Wing tip trajectory; Wing wake interaction

Indexed keywords

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

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

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34248531912     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02746     Document Type: Article

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