Flight Control of an Insect

Shigeru Sunada

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AST.58.20

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Committees

Preface

Spider Silk as an Inspiration for Biomimicking
p.1

Approaches to the Construction of the Minimal Cell
p.10

Flight Control of an Insect
p.20

Investigating the Thrust Production of a Myliobatoid-Inspired Oscillating Wing
p.25

Deployable Structures in Plants
p.31

A Bat-Wing Aircraft Using the Smart Joint Mechanism
p.41

Analysis and Optimization-Based Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms
p.47

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Flight Control of an Insect

Abstract:

A butterfly's fore- and hindwings act as one low aspect ratio wing. The variation in the feathering angle is not as large as that of other insects such as a dragonfly and a damselfly. A butterfly varies the lead-lag angle of the forewing and the angle between the thorax and the abdomen at take-off. This implies the possibility that the insect moves all parts of its body to fly. This is an advantage that an insect has over a conventional aircraft. Moreover, a new method to investigate an insect’s flight control ability is introduced. An attached plate disturbs the insect, and a remarkable flight pattern can be observed. The flight control ability of the insect can be elucidated by analyzing the insect’s flight pattern.