3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
Turbulence-based parametrization of animal flight
Ariane Gayout, Eize J. Stamhuis, Casper J. van der Kooi
Animals capable of powered flight range in wingspan from a few hundred microns to a few meters. The inertial turbulence to which these animals are exposed features vortices ranging…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Turbulence enhances bird tail aerodynamic performance
Ariane Gayout
Turbulence is omnipresent in the atmosphere and a long-standing scientific conundrum that makes flight complex. This complexity is little understood; surprisingly, when turbulence…
physics.flu-dyn2024
Advancing flight physics through natural adaptation and animal learning
Ariane Gayout
Fluid dynamics, and flight in particular, is a domain where organisms challenge our understanding of its physics. Integrating the current knowledge of animal flight, we propose to…