Insects in flight: direct visualization and flow measurements
The study of insect flight has been advanced in recent years by the advent and application of new quantitative flow diagnostic techniques, not least digital particle image velocimetry. More classical qualitative methods such as smoke flow visualization have also been applied with new goals for the r...
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| description | The study of insect flight has been advanced in recent years by the advent and application of new quantitative flow diagnostic techniques, not least digital particle image velocimetry. More classical qualitative methods such as smoke flow visualization have also been applied with new goals for the rigorous description of flows around insects. The combination of techniques has led to the development of ideas which may be of some consequence to the designers of micro-air vehicles wishing to follow a biomimetic principle. Specifically, kinematic parameters such as wingbeat frequency and amplitude are discussed, along with some discussion of the investigation of morphological parameters such as wing design. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:aeb37e17-8fd8-41f9-84e2-5b716cc7369f2022-03-27T03:44:19ZInsects in flight: direct visualization and flow measurementsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:aeb37e17-8fd8-41f9-84e2-5b716cc7369fZoological sciencesEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetInstitute of Physics Publishing2006Bomphrey, RThe study of insect flight has been advanced in recent years by the advent and application of new quantitative flow diagnostic techniques, not least digital particle image velocimetry. More classical qualitative methods such as smoke flow visualization have also been applied with new goals for the rigorous description of flows around insects. The combination of techniques has led to the development of ideas which may be of some consequence to the designers of micro-air vehicles wishing to follow a biomimetic principle. Specifically, kinematic parameters such as wingbeat frequency and amplitude are discussed, along with some discussion of the investigation of morphological parameters such as wing design. |
| spellingShingle | Zoological sciences Bomphrey, R Insects in flight: direct visualization and flow measurements |
| title | Insects in flight: direct visualization and flow measurements |
| title_full | Insects in flight: direct visualization and flow measurements |
| title_fullStr | Insects in flight: direct visualization and flow measurements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insects in flight: direct visualization and flow measurements |
| title_short | Insects in flight: direct visualization and flow measurements |
| title_sort | insects in flight direct visualization and flow measurements |
| topic | Zoological sciences |
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