Size effects on insect hovering aerodynamics: An integrated computational study

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Liu, H ^a   Aono, H ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY-INSPIRED; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; HOVERING FLIGHTS; INSECT FLAPPING FLIGHTS; NAVIER-STOKES SOLVER; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS; VORTEX DYNAMICS; VORTEX STRUCTURES;

FLIGHT SIMULATORS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WAKES;

AERODYNAMICS;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLYING; FORELIMB; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; WING;

EID: 64549122855     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/4/1/015002     Document Type: Article

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