A linear systems analysis of the yaw dynamics of a dynamically scaled insect model

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 3047-3061

  Dickson, William B ^a   Polidora, Peter ^a   Tanner, Melissa M ^a   Dickinson, Michael H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Flapping flight; Flight control; Flight mechanics; Flight saccade; Insect aerodynamics; Insect flight

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLYING; FORELIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TORQUE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; WING;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77956255152     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.042978     Document Type: Article

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