A chordwise offset of the wing-pitch axis enhances rotational aerodynamic forces on insect wings: a numerical study
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0118
Abstract: Most flying animals produce aerodynamic forces by flapping their wings back and forth with a complex wingbeat pattern. The fluid dynamics that underlies this motion has been divided into separate aerodynamic mechanisms of which rotational… read more here.
Keywords: pitch; motion; axis; wing pitch ... See more keywords
Beneficial wake-capture effect for forward propulsion with a restrained wing-pitch motion of a butterfly
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.202172
Abstract: Unlike other insects, a butterfly uses a small amplitude of the wing-pitch motion for flight. From an analysis of the dynamics of real flying butterflies, we show that the restrained amplitude of the wing-pitch motion… read more here.
Keywords: wing pitch; capture; forward propulsion; pitch motion ... See more keywords