Passive wing pitch reversal in insect flight

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 591, Issue , 2007, Pages 321-337

  Bergou, Attila J ^a   Xu, Sheng ^b,c   Wang, Z Jane ^b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; KINEMATICS;

FLAPPING WING; FLUID FORCE MODEL; INERTIA FORCE; INERTIAL FORCES; INSECT FLIGHT; PITCHING MOTION; ROTATING BLADES; WING KINEMATICS;

WINGS;

AERODYNAMICS; FLIGHT; INERTIA; INSECT; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; WING;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); HEXAPODA; LIBELLULA PULCHELLA;

EID: 39049142191     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007008440     Document Type: Article

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