Experimental and numerical investigation of beetle flight

2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 234-239

  Le, Tuyen Quang ^a   Byun, Doyoung ^a   Yoo, Young Hoon ^a   Ko, Jin Hwan ^a   Park, Hoon Choel ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Beetle wing; Corrugated section; Elytron effect

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODELS; ROBOTICS; WIND TUNNELS;

AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; ALLOMYRINA DICHOTOMA; CORRUGATED SECTION; ELYTRON EFFECT; FORWARD FLIGHT; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; STREAMWISE DIRECTIONS;

WINGS;

EID: 70349181804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBIO.2009.4913009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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