24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-3.10.1

THE PROPERTIES OF WING AND AIRFLOW OF FLYING INSECTS
K. Tsuyuki, S. Sudo
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iwaki Meisei University, Japan
Keywords: biomechanics, flapping flight, PIV, wing morphology

This paper describes the results of some experiments concerning wing morphology and flight performance of several flying insects; cicadas, dragonflies and bumblebees.

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24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan Paper ICAS 2004-3.10.1

THE PROPERTIES OF WING AND AIRFLOW OF FLYING INSECTS

K. Tsuyuki, S. Sudo Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iwaki Meisei University, Japan

Keywords: biomechanics, flapping flight, PIV, wing morphology This paper describes the results of some experiments concerning wing morphology and flight performance of several flying insects; cicadas, dragonflies and bumblebees.

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24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-3.10.1

K. Tsuyuki, S. Sudo
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iwaki Meisei University, Japan

Keywords: biomechanics, flapping flight, PIV, wing morphology

This paper describes the results of some experiments concerning wing morphology and flight performance of several flying insects; cicadas, dragonflies and bumblebees.