Flexible Wing Kinematics of a Free-Flying Beetle (Rhinoceros Beetle Trypoxylus Dichotomus)

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-184

  Van Truong, Tien ^a   Le, Tuyen Quang ^a   Byun, Doyoung ^b   Park, Hoon Choel ^a   Kim, Minjun ^c  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

3D wing kinematics; Beetle free flight; Flexible hind wing; Wing deformation

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; 3D RECONSTRUCTION; 3D WINGS; DOWNSTROKES; FLAPPING MOTION; KINEMATIC PARAMETERS; WING DEFORMATION; WING KINEMATICS;

ANGLE OF ATTACK; CAMBERS; DEFORMATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FREE FLIGHT; KINEMATICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FLEXIBLE WINGS;

EID: 84862110966     PISSN: 16726529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6529(11)60113-3     Document Type: Article

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