期刊
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
卷 10, 期 85, 页码 -出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2013.0361
关键词
insect flight; flexible wing; fluid - structure interaction; hovering; aerodynamics
资金
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative [FA9550-07-1-0547]
We report a comprehensive scaling law and novel lift generation mechanisms relevant to the aerodynamic functions of structural flexibility in insect flight. Using a Navier-Stokes equation solver, fully coupled to a structural dynamics solver, we consider the hovering motion of a wing of insect size, in which the dynamics of fluid-structure interaction leads to passive wing rotation. Lift generated on the flexible wing scales with the relative shape deformation parameter, whereas the optimal lift is obtained when the wing deformation synchronizes with the imposed translation, consistent with previously reported observations for fruit flies and honeybees. Systematic comparisons with rigid wings illustrate that the nonlinear response in wing motion results in a greater peak angle compared with a simple harmonic motion, yielding higher lift. Moreover, the compliant wing streamlines its shape via camber deformation to mitigate the nonlinear lift-degrading wing-wake interaction to further enhance lift. These bioinspired aeroelastic mechanisms can be used in the development of flapping wing micro-robots.
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