Local deformation and stiffness distribution in fly wings

Local deformation and stiffness distribution in fly wings

Mechanical properties of insect wings are essential for insect flight aerodynamics. During wing flapping, wings may undergo tremendous deformations, depending on the wings’ spatial stiffness distribution. We here show an experimental evaluation of wing stiffness in three species of flies using a mic...

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Main Authors: Henja-Niniane Wehmann, Lars Heepe, Stanislav N. Gorb, Thomas Engels, Fritz-Olaf Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2019-01-01
Series:Biology Open
Subjects:
Insect
Wing mechanics
Wing stiffness
Flight
Stiffness scaling
Drosophila
Musca
Calliphora
Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/8/1/bio038299

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