Biolocomotion VIII: Flapping and Flying III

Presentations

• Effect of low-amplitude vibrations on impulsively-started wings

  ORAL

  Nov. 22, 2010, 3:35 PM – Nov. 22, 2010, 3:48 PM

  Authors

  • Jessica Shang

    • University of Cambridge

  • Holger Babinsky

    • University of Cambridge

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• Investigation of vortex saturation for a simultaneously rotating and pitching wing

  ORAL

  Nov. 22, 2010, 3:48 PM – Nov. 22, 2010, 4:01 PM

  Authors

  • Priyanka Mahajan

    • State University of New York at Buffalo

  • Matthew Ringuette

    • State University of New York at Buffalo

  • James Trzakos

    • State University of New York at Buffalo

  • John Sisti

    • State University of New York at Buffalo

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• Lift, Drag and Flow-field Measurements around a Single-degree-of-freedom Toy Ornithopter

  ORAL

  Nov. 22, 2010, 4:01 PM – Nov. 22, 2010, 4:14 PM

  Authors

  • Ramiro Alarcon

    • New Mexico State University

  • B.J. Balakumar

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • LANL

  • James Allen

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• Three-Dimensional Wing Kinematics and Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Beetle in Free Flight

  ORAL

  Nov. 22, 2010, 4:14 PM – Nov. 22, 2010, 4:27 PM

  Authors

  • Tien Van Truong

    • Konkuk University

  • Doyoung Byun

    • Department of Aerospace and Information Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
    • Konkuk University
    • Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  • Hieu Trung Tran

    • Konkuk University

  • Tuyen Quang Le

    • Konkuk University

  • Hoon Cheol Park

    • Konkuk University

  • Minjun Kim

    • Drexel University

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• Wing Flexion and Aerodynamics Performance of Insect Free Flights

  ORAL

  Nov. 22, 2010, 4:27 PM – Nov. 22, 2010, 4:40 PM

  Authors

  • Haibo Dong

    • Wright.State University

  • Zongxian Liang

    • Wright State University

  • Yan Ren

    • Wright State University

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• Two- and three-dimensional numerical simulations of clap-fling-sweep of hovering insects

  ORAL

  Nov. 22, 2010, 4:40 PM – Nov. 22, 2010, 4:53 PM

  Authors

  • Marie Farge

    • Ecole Normale Superieure and CNRS
    • LMD-CNRS, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France
    • LMD-CNRS, Ecole Normale Superieure Paris, France

  • Dmitry Kolomenskiy

    • M2P2-CNRS \& Aix-Marseille University, France

  • Keith Moffatt

    • DAMTP, University of Cambridge, U.K.

  • Kai Schneider

    • M2P2-CNRS \& CMI Aix-Marseille University, France
    • Universite d'Aix-Marseille
    • M2P2/Universit\'e de Provence
    • M2P2-CNRS \& CMI, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France

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• A computational study of the clap-and-fling aerodynamic mechanism

  ORAL

  Nov. 22, 2010, 4:53 PM – Nov. 22, 2010, 5:06 PM

  Authors

  • Marcos Vanella

    • University of Maryland

  • Grigorios Panagakos

    • Denmark Technological University

  • Elias Balaras

    • Univ. of Maryland
    • University of Maryland

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• Gliding flight in snakes: non-equilibrium trajectory dynamics and kinematics

  ORAL

  Nov. 22, 2010, 5:06 PM – Nov. 22, 2010, 5:19 PM

  Authors

  • Jake Socha

    • Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech
    • Virginia Tech
    • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  • Kevin Miklasz

    • Stanford University

  • Farid Jafari

    • Virginia Tech

  • Pavlos Vlachos

    • Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
    • Virginia Tech

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• Flying Snake Flight Performance: Role of Cross-sectional Shape and Orientation of Tandem Body Segments

  ORAL

  Nov. 22, 2010, 5:19 PM – Nov. 22, 2010, 5:32 PM

  Authors

  • Daniel Holden

    • Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech

  • Pavlos Vlachos

    • Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
    • Virginia Tech

  • Jake Socha

    • Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech
    • Virginia Tech
    • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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• Numerical investigation of wake structures of slow-flying bats

  ORAL

  Nov. 22, 2010, 5:32 PM – Nov. 22, 2010, 5:45 PM

  Authors

  • Shizhao Wang

    • Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Xing Zhang

    • Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Guowei He

    • Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    • State Key Laboratory for Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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