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physics.flu-dyn2022★ 1 cited
To tread or not to tread: comparison between water treading and conventional flapping wing kinematics
Swathi Krishna, Alexander Gehrke, Karen Mulleners
Hovering insects are limited by their physiology and need to rotate their wings at the end of each back and forth motion to keep the wing's leading edge ahead of its trailing edge.…
physics.flu-dyn2022★ 25 cited
Aeroelastic characterisation of a bio-inspired flapping membrane wing
Alexander Gehrke, Jules Richeux, Esra Uksul +1
Natural fliers like bats exploit the complex fluid-structure interaction between their flexible membrane wings and the air with great ease. Yet, replicating and scaling the balance…