The Biomechanics Of Insect Flight

Author : Robert Dudley
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691186344

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The Biomechanics of Insect Flight by Robert Dudley Pdf

From the rain forests of Borneo to the tenements of Manhattan, winged insects are a conspicuous and abundant feature of life on earth. Here, Robert Dudley presents the first comprehensive explanation of how insects fly. The author relates the biomechanics of flight to insect ecology and evolution in a major new work of synthesis. The book begins with an overview of insect flight biomechanics. Dudley explains insect morphology, wing motions, aerodynamics, flight energetics, and flight metabolism within a modern phylogenetic setting. Drawing on biomechanical principles, he describes and evaluates flight behavior and the limits to flight performance. The author then takes the next step by developing evolutionary explanations of insect flight. He analyzes the origins of flight in insects, the roles of natural and sexual selection in determining how insects fly, and the relationship between flight and insect size, pollination, predation, dispersal, and migration. Dudley ranges widely--from basic aerodynamics to muscle physiology and swarming behavior--but his focus is the explanation of functional design from evolutionary and ecological perspectives. The importance of flight in the lives of insects has long been recognized but never systematically evaluated. This book addresses that shortcoming. Robert Dudley provides an introduction to insect flight that will be welcomed by students and researchers in biomechanics, entomology, evolution, ecology, and behavior.

Author : David E. Alexander
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0801880599

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Nature's Flyers by David E. Alexander Pdf

'Nature's Flyers' is a detailed account of the current scientific understanding of the primary aspects of flight in nature. The author explains the physical basis of flight, drawing upon bats, birds, insects, pterosaurs and even winged seeds.

Author : J. W. S. Pringle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003-03
Category : Insects
ISBN : 9780521059954

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Insect Flight by J. W. S. Pringle Pdf

Author : Graham J. Goldsworthy
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351082037

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Insect Flight by Graham J. Goldsworthy Pdf

Insects are the most numerous class of animals or earth, both in terms of their number and their variety. There are 800,000 recognized species, with between 1 and 10 million estimated species yet to be classified. This book will discuss, mechanics of flight, Wing structure, Hovering flight, flight in smaller and larger insects and wing polars.

Author : N. Chari,Prasad Mukkavilli,Laxminarayana Parayitam
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811651847

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Biophysics of Insect Flight by N. Chari,Prasad Mukkavilli,Laxminarayana Parayitam Pdf

This book basically involves the study of flight parameters, wing beat frequency, moment of inertia, and wing movements for developing various aerodynamic forces which have been calculated. The book is intended for biologists, physicists, nanotechnologists, and aerospace engineers. Resilin, an elastic polymer (4 λ) which is present at the base of insect, plays a major role in Neurogenic and Myogenic insect flyers and influences the physiology of flight muscles. Leading edge vortex (LEV) is a special feature of insect flight. Insect wings have stalling angle above 60 degrees as compared to a man-made aeroplane stalling angle which is 16 degree. Reynolds number, the knowledge of LEV, and detailed study of moment of inertia help in developing flapping flexible wings for micro-aerial-vehicles. This book serves as an interface between biologists and engineers interested to develop biomimicking micro-aerial-vehicles. The contents of this book is useful to researchers and professionals alike.

Author : Wolfgang Ritter,Smithsonian Institution Hodgkins Fund
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 102041135X

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The Flying Apparatus Of The Blow-fly by Wolfgang Ritter,Smithsonian Institution Hodgkins Fund Pdf

This scientific work by Wolfgang Ritter and the Smithsonian Institution's Hodgkins Fund is a detailed study of the flight mechanisms of the blow-fly. The book includes 20 plates and numerous illustrations and diagrams that help to explain the complex anatomy and physiology of insect flight. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in entomology, biomechanics, or aerodynamics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Dr. David E. Alexander
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199996773

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On the Wing by Dr. David E. Alexander Pdf

"On the Wing is the first book to take a comprehensive look at the evolution of flight in all four groups of powered flyers: insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats."--Book jacket.

Author : Dario Floreano,Jean-Christophe Zufferey,Mandyam V. Srinivasan,Charlie Ellington
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783540893936

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Flying Insects and Robots by Dario Floreano,Jean-Christophe Zufferey,Mandyam V. Srinivasan,Charlie Ellington Pdf

Flying insects are intelligent micromachines capable of exquisite maneuvers in unpredictable environments. Understanding these systems advances our knowledge of flight control, sensor suites, and unsteady aerodynamics, which is of crucial interest to engineers developing intelligent flying robots or micro air vehicles (MAVs). The insights we gain when synthesizing bioinspired systems can in turn benefit the fields of neurophysiology, ethology and zoology by providing real-life tests of the proposed models. This book was written by biologists and engineers leading the research in this crossdisciplinary field. It examines all aspects of the mechanics, technology and intelligence of insects and insectoids. After introductory-level overviews of flight control in insects, dedicated chapters focus on the development of autonomous flying systems using biological principles to sense their surroundings and autonomously navigate. A significant part of the book is dedicated to the mechanics and control of flapping wings both in insects and artificial systems. Finally hybrid locomotion, energy harvesting and manufacturing of small flying robots are covered. A particular feature of the book is the depth on realization topics such as control engineering, electronics, mechanics, optics, robotics and manufacturing. This book will be of interest to academic and industrial researchers engaged with theory and engineering in the domains of aerial robotics, artificial intelligence, and entomology.

Author : Wole Soboyejo,Leo Daniel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107015586

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Bioinspired Structures and Design by Wole Soboyejo,Leo Daniel Pdf

Human cortical bone as a structural material : Hierarchical design and biological degradation / Robert Ritchie and Elizabeth A. Zimmermann -- Bio-inspiration from nacre / Nima Rahbar and Sina Askarinejad -- Bio-inspiration from bamboo / Ting Tan and Wole Soboyejo.

Author : Werner Nachtigall
Publisher : Allen & Unwin Australia
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Science
ISBN : WISC:89034638221

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Insects in Flight by Werner Nachtigall Pdf

Author : Dmitry L. Grodnitsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Animal flight
ISBN : MINN:31951D01663184Q

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Form and Function of Insect Wings by Dmitry L. Grodnitsky Pdf

In Form and Function of Insect Wings Grodnitsky offers a comprehensive overview of the functional morphology of insect wings from the viewpoint of general biology and uses these data to help further explain animal morphology. Grodnitsky evaluates functional issues relating to insect diversification, particularly wing structure and kinematics. He discusses recent data on wing kinematics and structure from the point of view of modern insect flight aerodynamics and general evolutionary morphology. He is most concerned with the question of which features of an organism can be explained by natural selection of given functional variants and which cannot.

Author : Ian Woiwood,D. R. Reynolds,C. D. Thomas
Publisher : CABI
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 0851997813

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Insect Movement by Ian Woiwood,D. R. Reynolds,C. D. Thomas Pdf

Knowledge of insect movement, particularly of flight, is crucial to our understanding of the great ecological and evolutionary success of insects. The last 20 years have seen many advances in this subject area. New fields have arisen, such as metapopulation theory, and dramatic developments have taken place in methods of studying movement, as a result of new techniques in molecular biology and radar monitoring. There have also been advances in our knowledge of flight-related physiology and behaviour. This book, which is based on the main papers presented at the Royal Entomological Society's 20th Symposium held in September 1999, brings us up to date with these developments.It contains chapters on:flight mechanismsforaging movementsmigrationthe evolution of movement strategiesthe interactions between dispersal rates, population structure and gene flow the effects of climate change on geographical distributionIt is essential reading for entomologists, and of interest to those researching animal behaviour, physiology, ecology and genetics.

Author : Andrei K. Brodsky
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Animal flight
ISBN : MINN:31951D01059255B

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The Evolution of Insect Flight by Andrei K. Brodsky Pdf

This is the first book on this subject since J.W.S. Pringle's classic Insect flight was published in 1957. Much has been written since on applied and ecological aspects of flight, but consideration of the question of the origin of wings and flight has been largely confined to armchair speculation in a scattered literature. To make matters worse, much of the recent empirical work has only appeared in Russian. Brodsky is a leading Russian authority on insect flight, a pioneer in the use of empirical aerodynamic techniques to unravel the mechanisms which underlie insect flight and hence its origins. By uniting fossil, structural, and phylogenetic information with his empirical studies, he draws a coherent, well-substantiated picture of the evolution of insect flight. The text is illustrated by numerous fine line drawings.

Author : John William Sutton Pringle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Flight
ISBN : 0199141673

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Insect Flight by John William Sutton Pringle Pdf

Author : Hamed Rajabi,Stanislav N. Gorb,Jianing Wu
Publisher : Mdpi AG
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 3036528938

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Insects by Hamed Rajabi,Stanislav N. Gorb,Jianing Wu Pdf

In this thematic series, engineers and scientists come together to address two interesting interdisciplinary questions in functional morphology and biomechanics: How do the structure and material determine the function of insect body parts? How can insects inspire engineering innovations?