Journal
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 371, Issue 1704, Pages -Publisher
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0388
Keywords
flight; insects; Drosophila; aerodynamics; control theory
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- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research [NWO-VENI-863-14-007]
- National Science Foundation [IOS 1452510]
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A firm understanding of how fruit flies hover has emerged over the past two decades, and recent work has focused on the aerodynamic, biomechanical and neurobiological mechanisms that enable them to manoeuvre and resist perturbations. In this review, we describe how flies manipulate wing movement to control their body motion during active manoeuvres, and how these actions are regulated by sensory feedback. We also discuss how the application of control theory is providing new insight into the logic and structure of the circuitry that underlies flight stability. This article is part of the themed issue 'Moving in a moving medium: new perspectives on flight'.
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