Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35642428›Full record

ReviewJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2022

Dynamic experimental rigs for investigation of insect wing aerodynamics.

Paul Broadley, Mostafa R A Nabawy, Mark K Quinn, William J Crowther

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Review in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. A simple model of wake capture aerodynamics.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Paul BroadleyDepartment of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 3BB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4531-3698
Mostafa R A NabawyDepartment of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 3BB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4252-1635
Mark K QuinnDepartment of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 3BB, UK.
William J CrowtherDepartment of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 3BB, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper provides a systematic and critical review of dynamic experimental rigs used for insect wing aerodynamics research. The goal is to facilitate meaningful comparison of data from existing rigs and provide insights for designers of new rigs. The scope extends from simple one degree of freedom rotary rigs to multi degrees of freedom rigs allowing various rotation and translation motions. Experimental methods are characterized using a consistent set of parameters that allows objective comparison of different approaches. A comprehensive catalogue is presented for the tested flow conditions (assessed through Reynolds number, Rossby number and advance ratio), wing morphologies (assessed through aspect ratio, planform shape and thickness to mean chord ratio) and kinematics (assessed through motion degrees of freedom). Links are made between the type of aerodynamic characteristics being studied and the type of experimental set-up used. Rig mechanical design considerations are assessed, and the aerodynamic measurements obtained from these rigs are discussed.

Indexed as

Flight, AnimalModels, BiologicalAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaInsectaWings, Animaldynamic similarityexperimental rigsflapping wingsinsect flightrevolving wingsrobotic insect

Identifiers

PMID35642428
PMCPMC9156915

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