Mechanisms modeling the double rotation of the elytra in beetles (coleoptera)

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-405

  Frantsevich, Leonid ^a  

^a SCHMALHAUSEN INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Flexagon; Insect flight; Insect thorax; Screw and nut joint

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; EXACT SOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLEXAGON; INSECT FLIGHT; INSECT THORAX; PHASE SHIFTED; SINGLE DEGREE OF FREEDOMS; SPHERICAL MECHANISMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GUIDEWAYS; SCREWS; SPHERES;

ROTATION;

EID: 84855251192     PISSN: 16726529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6529(11)60045-0     Document Type: Article

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