Lateral dynamic flight stability of hovering insects: Theory vs. numerical simulation

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 221-231

  Zhang, Yan Lai ^a   Wu, Jiang Hao ^a   Sun, Mao ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Averaged model; Equations of motion; Hovering; Insect; Lateral dynamic flight stability; Navier Stokes simulation

Indexed keywords

AVERAGED MODELS; FLIGHT STABILITY; HOVERING; INSECT; NAVIER STOKES SIMULATION;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; STABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84862786558     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10409-012-0011-0     Document Type: Article

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