ArticleBiology letters2016
Flexibility and control of thorax deformation during hawkmoth flight.
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- Flight power muscles have a coordinated, causal role in controlling hawkmoth pitch turns.The Journal of experimental biology · 2024Article
- Subtle frequency matching reveals resonant phenomenon in the flight of Odonata.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2024Article
- Moth resonant mechanics are tuned to wingbeat frequency and energetic demands.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Structural damping renders the hawkmoth exoskeleton mechanically insensitive to non-sinusoidal deformations.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023Article
- Experimental studies suggest differences in the distribution of thorax elasticity between insects with synchronous and asynchronous musculature.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023Article
- Modeling and Analysis of a Simple Flexible Wing-Thorax System in Flapping-Wing Insects.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The hawkmoth wingbeat is not at resonance.Biology letters · 2022Article
- Distinct forms of resonant optimality within insect indirect flight motors.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2022Article
- Flexibility Effects of a Flapping Mechanism Inspired by Insect Musculoskeletal System on Flight Performance.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
- Indirect actuation reduces flight power requirements inJournal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2019Article
- Biomechanics and biomimetics in insect-inspired flight systems.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2016Review
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Abstract
The interaction between neuromuscular systems and body mechanics plays an important role in the production of coordinated movements in animals. Lepidopteran insects move their wings by distortion of the thorax structure via the indirect flight muscles (IFMs), which are activated by neural signals at every stroke. However, how the action of these muscles affects thorax deformation and wing kinematics is poorly understood. We measured the deformation of the dorsal thorax (mesonotum) of tethered flying hawkmoths, Agrius convolvuli, using a high-speed laser profilometer combined with simultaneous recordings of electromyograms and wing kinematics. We observed that locally amplified mesonotum deformation near the wing hinges ensures sufficient wing movement. Furthermore, phase asymmetry in IFM activity leads to phase asymmetry in mesonotum oscillations and wingbeats. Our results revealed the flexibility and controllability of the single structure of the mesonotum by neurogenic action of the IFMs.
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