How Could Beetle's Elytra Support Their Own Weight during Forward Flight?
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Title
- How Could Beetle's Elytra Support Their Own Weight during Forward Flight?
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Author(s)
- Tuyen Quang Le; Tien Van Truong; Hieu Trung Tran; Park, Soo Hyung; Ko, Jin Hwan; Park, Hoon Cheol; Byun, Doyoung
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Alternative Author(s)
- 고진환
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Publication Year
- 2014-10
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Abstract
- The aerodynamic role of the elytra during a beetle's flapping motion is not well-elucidated, although it is well-recognized that the evolution of elytra has been a key in the success of coleopteran insects due to their protective function. An experimental study on wing kinematics reveals that for almost concurrent flapping with the hind wings, the flapping angle of the elytra is 5 times smaller than that of the hind wings. Then, we explore the aerodynamic forces on elytra in free forward flight with and without an effect of elytron-hind wing interaction by three-dimensional numerical simulation. The numerical results show that vertical force generated by the elytra without interaction is not sufficient to support even its own weight. However, the elytron-hind wing interaction improves the vertical force on the elytra up to 80%; thus, the total vertical force could fully support its own weight. The interaction slightly increases the vertical force on the hind wind by 6% as well.
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ISSN
- 1672-6529
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/2704
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DOI
- 10.1016/S1672-6529(14)60065-2
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Bibliographic Citation
- JOURNAL OF BIONIC ENGINEERING, v.11, no.4, pp.529 - 540, 2014
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Publisher
- SCIENCE PRESS
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Subject
- AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; TRYPOXYLUS-DICHOTOMUS; INSECT FLIGHT; GENERATION; MECHANISM; HAWKMOTH; FORCES; WAKE
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Keywords
- wing interaction; elytra; beetle; free forward flight; three-dimensional numerical simulation
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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