Investigating the Mechanical Performance of Bionic Wings Based on the Flapping Kinematics of Beetle Hindwings.

Chao Liu, Tianyu Shen, Huan Shen, Mingxiang Ling, Guodong Chen, Bo Lu, Feng Chen, Zhenhua Wang

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Bionic Modeling Study on the Landing Mechanism of Flapping Wing Robot Based on the Thoracic Legs of Purple Stem Beetle,Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Kinematics and Flow Field Analysis ofBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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Chao LiuSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Soochow University, No. 8, Jixue Road, Suzhou 215131, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3894-5061

Tianyu ShenSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Soochow University, No. 8, Jixue Road, Suzhou 215131, China.

Huan ShenCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0549-6087

Mingxiang LingSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Soochow University, No. 8, Jixue Road, Suzhou 215131, China.

Guodong ChenSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Soochow University, No. 8, Jixue Road, Suzhou 215131, China.

Bo LuSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Soochow University, No. 8, Jixue Road, Suzhou 215131, China.

Feng ChenSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Soochow University, No. 8, Jixue Road, Suzhou 215131, China.

Zhenhua WangSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Soochow University, No. 8, Jixue Road, Suzhou 215131, China.

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China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project 2023M732536Excellence Postdoctoral Project of Jiangsu Province 2023ZB218Key projects of Jiangsu Province's Key R&D Program (Industry Outlook and Common Key Tech-nologies) BE2021009-02National Natural Science Foundation of China 52102425National Natural Science Foundation of China 52305321National Natural Science Foundation of China 62203315Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20220490Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20230496

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Abstract

The beetle, of the order Coleoptera, possesses outstanding flight capabilities. After completing flight, they can fold their hindwings under the elytra and swiftly unfold them again when they take off. This sophisticated hindwing structure is a result of biological evolution, showcasing the strong environmental adaptability of this species. The beetle's hindwings can provide biomimetic inspiration for the design of flapping-wing micro air vehicles (FWMAVs). In this study, the Asian ladybird (

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beetle hindwingsbionic wingfinite element methodflapping kinematicsstructural mechanical properties

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PMID38921223

DOI10.3390/biomimetics9060343

PMCPMC11201934

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