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Theme Articles on Aerodynamics, Dynamics and Control of Animal (Insects, Birds and Bats) Flight
Guest editor: Sun Mao
Sun Mao
Abstract: Animal flight and swimming have long been of great interest to people. Besides curiosity about how their sophisticated aero- and hydrodynamic feats are performed, researches are very interested in the mechanics of animal flight and swimming for the following two reasons. One is that biologists need to understand the effects of aero- and hydrodynamic force production and energy expenditure on the physiology, behavior, evolution and other aspects of the animals. The other is that engineers, who desire to develop tiny flying and swimming machines are eager to understand the novel aero- and hydrodynamic mechanisms of the animals and emulate their performances in the design of the small machines. Much effort has been made in this field. This theme issue of Acta Mechanica Sinica contains a number of innovative papers regarding the aerodynamics and flight dynamics of insect flight and the hydrodynamics of fish swimming from seven different groups. Three of the papers concern the aerodynamics of insect flight, dealing in turn with effects of wing aspect ratio on aerodynamics, aerodynamic interaction between forewing and hindwing of a dragonfly, and aerodynamic effects of fluid/structure interaction of a wing. Two of the papers are on flight energetics and flight dynamic stability of insects, respectively. The authors of the other two papers study the hydrodynamic principles of efficient propulsion of fishes.
1: Preface: Aerodynamics, dynamics and control of animal (insects, birds and bats) flight
Sun Mao
30(6), 775, 2014
2: Effects of aspect ratio on flapping wing aerodynamics in animal flight
Jun-Jiang Fu, Csaba Hefler, Hui-He Qiu, Wei Shyy
30(6), 776-786, 2014
3: Aerodynamic interaction between forewing and hindwing of a hovering dragonfly
Zheng Hu, Xin-Yan Deng
30(6), 787-799, 2014
4: Dynamic performance and wake structure of flapping plates with different shapes
Gao-Jin Li, Nan-Sheng Liu, Xi-Yun Lu
30(6), 800-808, 2014
5: Power regulation of kinematic control inputs for forward flying Drosophila
Kenneth MacFarlane, Imraan Faruque, J. Sean Humbert
30(6), 809-818, 2014
6: Effects of wing deformation on aerodynamic performance of a revolving insect wing
Ryusuke Noda, Toshiyuki Nakata, Hao Liu
30(6), 819-827, 2014
7: Dynamic flight stability of a model dronefly in vertical flight
Chong Shen, Mao Sun
30(6), 828-838, 2014
8: Underlying principle of efficient propulsion in flexible plunging foils
Xiao-Jue Zhu, Guo-Wei He, Xing Zhang
30(6), 839-845, 2014
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