Wing motion measurement and aerodynamics of hovering true hoverflies

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 2832-2844

  Mou, Xiao Lei ^a   Liu, Yan Peng ^a   Sun, Mao ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Hovering; Navier Stokes simulation; True hoverfly; Wing kinematics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLY; FLYING; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; MOTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DIPTERA; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MOTION; WING;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 80051762472     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.054874     Document Type: Article

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