Biofluids: Locomotion VIII - Bats and Butterfly Flight

Presentations

• Understanding the energy economy of a batoid-inspired flexible fin

  ORAL

  Nov. 26, 2013, 8:00 AM – Nov. 26, 2013, 8:13 AM

  Authors

  • Florian H.J. Bremer

    • Princeton University

  • Stefano Chiazza

    • Princeton University

  • Alexander J. Smits

    • Princeton University and Monash University

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• The effect of aspect ratio on the generation of lift and drag of a compliant membrane flapping wing

  ORAL

  Nov. 26, 2013, 8:13 AM – Nov. 26, 2013, 8:26 AM

  Authors

  • Cosima Schunk

    • Brown University

  • Kristen Michaelson

    • Brown University

  • Tristan Paine

    • Brown University

  • Sharon M. Swartz

    • Brown University

  • Kenneth S. Breuer

    • Brown University

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• Deconstructing the Essential Elements of Bat Flight

  ORAL

  Nov. 26, 2013, 8:26 AM – Nov. 26, 2013, 8:39 AM

  Authors

  • Danesh Tafti

    • Virginia Tech

  • Kamal Viswanath

    • Naval Research Laboratory

  • Nagendra Krishnamurthy

    • Virginia Tech

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• Lift and thrust generation by a butterfly-like 3D flapping wing model

  ORAL

  Nov. 26, 2013, 8:39 AM – Nov. 26, 2013, 8:52 AM

  Authors

  • Kosuke Suzuki

    • Dept. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Kyoto University

  • Takaji Inamuro

    • Dept. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Kyoto University

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• A Simple Analytical Model for Batoid Wake topology and Propulsive Forces

  ORAL

  Nov. 26, 2013, 8:52 AM – Nov. 26, 2013, 9:05 AM

  Authors

  • Pablo Valdivia y Alvarado

    • Singapore MIT Alliance for Research and Technology

  • Karthik Srivatsa

    • Singapore MIT Alliance for Research and Technology

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• Investigation into the Role of Dragonfly Wing Flexibility During Passive Wing Pitch Reversal

  ORAL

  Nov. 26, 2013, 9:05 AM – Nov. 26, 2013, 9:18 AM

  Authors

  • Yousaf Bajwa

    • University of Virginia

  • Ventress Williams

    • University of Virginia

  • Yan Ren

    • University of Virginia

  • Haibo Dong

    • University of Virginia

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• Analysis of Dragonfly Take-off Mechanism: Initial Impulse Generated by Aerodynamic Forces

  ORAL

  Nov. 26, 2013, 9:18 AM – Nov. 26, 2013, 9:31 AM

  Authors

  • Ruijie Zhu

    • University of Virginia

  • Ayodeji Bode-Oke

    • University of Virginia

  • Yan Ren

    • University of Virginia

  • Haibo Dong

    • University of Virginia

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• Force production of a hovering hummingbird

  ORAL

  Nov. 26, 2013, 9:31 AM – Nov. 26, 2013, 9:44 AM

  Authors

  • Haoxiang Luo

    • Vanderbilt University

  • Jialei Song

    • Vanderbilt University

  • Tyson Hedrick

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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• Investigation of sharp-turning mechanism of damselfly via motion kinematics and vortex dynamics

  ORAL

  Nov. 26, 2013, 9:44 AM – Nov. 26, 2013, 9:57 AM

  Authors

  • Yu-Chen Tsai

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University

  • Jing-Tang Yang

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University

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• The mechanism of body rotation in the flapping flight of butterflies

  ORAL

  Nov. 26, 2013, 9:57 AM – Nov. 26, 2013, 10:10 AM

  Authors

  • Yueh-Han Fei

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University

  • Jing-Tang Yang

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University

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