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Remote radio control of insect flight [PDF]
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2009 We demonstrated the remote control of insects in free flight via an implantable radio-equipped miniature neural stimulating system. The pronotum mounted system consisted of neural stimulators, muscular stimulators, a radio transceiver-equipped ...
Hirotaka Sato +9 more
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Using cloud radar to investigate the effect of rainfall on migratory insect flight [PDF]
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 The fate of migrating insects that encounter rainfall in flight is a critical consideration when modelling insect movement, but few field observations of this common phenomenon have ever been collected due to the logistical challenges of witnessing these
Charlotte E. Wainwright +4 more
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The aerodynamics of insect flight [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2003 Summary: The flight of insects has fascinated physicists and biologists for more than a century. Yet, until recently, researchers were unable to rigorously quantify the complex wing motions of flapping insects or measure the forces and flows around their
Sanjay P. Sane, Sane, Sanjay P.
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Insect flight dynamics and control
44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 2006 Motivated by recent interest in developing flapping wing micro-air vehicles (MAVs) capable of emulating the flight performance of insects, we describe the state of the art in our understanding of insect flight dynamics.
Taylor, GK +6 more
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Virtual insect flight simulator (VIFS): A software testbed for insect flight
Proceedings 2001 ICRA. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (Cat. No.01CH37164), 2001 This paper presents the design of software simulation VIFS for insect flight. In particular, it is intended to estimate flight control algorithms and performance for a Micromechanical Flying Insect (MFI), a 10-25 mm (wingtip-to-wingtip) device eventually
X. Deng +5 more
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The evolution of insect flight
, 1994 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 ...
Brodsky, Andrei K.
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Behavioral control and changes in brain activity of honeybee during flapping
Brain and Behavior, 2021 Introduction Insect cyborg is a kind of novel robot based on insect–machine interface and principles of neurobiology. The key idea is to stimulate live insects by specific stimuli; thus, the flight trajectory of insects could be controlled as anticipated.
Haojia Ding, Jieliang Zhao, Shaoze Yan
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Digital particle image velocimetry measurements of the downwash distribution of a desert locust Schistocerca gregaria [PDF]
, 2006 Actuator disc models of insect flight are concerned solely with the rate of momentum transfer to the air that passes through the disc. These simple models assume that an even pressure is applied across the disc, resulting in a uniform downwash ...
Taylor, Graham K. +8 more
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019 The flight capacity of different ages and sexes of the sycamore lace bug, Corythucha ciliata, was studied at different temperatures using a flight mill system.
Shao-hui LU +4 more
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Untethered Flight of an Insect-Sized Flapping-Wing Microscale Aerial Vehicle
, 2023 Please let me know if there is anything else that you need from me to expedite this. Thank you for your time and attention. Regards, Noah JafferisHeavier-than-air flight at any scale is energetically expensive. This is greatly exacerbated at small
Helbling, Elizabeth +3 more
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