Aerodynamic performance of a hovering hawKmoth with flexible wings: A computational approach

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1729, 2012, Pages 722-731

  Nakata, Toshiyuki ^a   Liu, Hao ^a,b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Efficiency; Flexible wing; Fluid structure interaction; Hovering; Insect flight

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BIOENERGETICS; BIOMECHANICS; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; KINEMATICS; MOTH; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SHAPE; WAKE; WING; YOUNG MODULUS;

HEXAPODA; MANDUCA;

EID: 84862964639     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1023     Document Type: Article

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