Aerodynamic effects of corrugation in flapping insect wings in hovering flight

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 432-444

  Meng, Xue Guang ^a   Xu, Lei ^a   Sun, Mao ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Flapping wing; Insect; Wing corrugation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLYING; FORELIMB; INSECT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; INSECTS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; WING;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 79251501358     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.046375     Document Type: Article

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