Mechanical Behavior of Honeybee Forewing with Flexible Resilin Joints and Stripes

The flexibility of insect wings should be considered in the design of bionic micro flapping-wing aircraft. The honeybee is an ideal biomimetic object because its wings are small and possess a concise vein pattern. In this paper, we focus on resilin, an important flexible factor in honeybees’ forewin...

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Main Authors: Dan Hou, Zheng Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Biomimetics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/6/451