Wing kinematics measurement and aerodynamics of hovering droneflies

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2014-2025

  Liu, Yanpeng ^a   Sun, Mao ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Dronefly; Hovering; Navier Stokes simulation; Wing kinematics measurement

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FLY; FLYING; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIDEO RECORDING; WING;

ERISTALIS TENAX; HEXAPODA;

EID: 47949114986     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.016931     Document Type: Article

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