Meeting Abstract 34-1 Friday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45 The wind around moth wings: Can vortices in the environment disrupt the leading edge vortex? MATTHEWS, MG*; SPONBERG, SN; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech meganmatthews10@yahoo.com Natural environments create unsteady airflow when wind interacts with flowers, trees, and other obstacles. Most small flying animals rely on coherent, but unsteady structures […]
sessions: Session 34
How Hummingbirds Reorient Forces During Maneuvering Flight
Meeting Abstract 34-7 Friday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 How Hummingbirds Reorient Forces During Maneuvering Flight HIGHTOWER, BEN*; INGERSOLL, RIVERS; SHORR, DANIEL; CHIN, DIANA; LENTINK, DAVID; HIGHTOWER, Ben; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University bhightow@stanford.edu Hummingbirds are among the most agile of birds, and even have the ability to hover in […]
Flight planning on the wing Honeybees assess obstacle motion from afar before deciding to land on or pass through wind-blown clutter
Meeting Abstract 34-2 Friday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 Flight planning on the wing: Honeybees assess obstacle motion from afar before deciding to land on or pass through wind-blown clutter BURNETT, N.P.*; BADGER, M.A.; COMBES, S.A.; Univ. of California, Davis burnettnp@gmail.com Bees are pollinators whose habitat includes cluttered vegetation that moves when blown by unpredictable winds. Careful […]
Dynamic Flight Stability in Hovering Bumblebee Can be Enhanced by Passive Feathering Mechanism A Computational Study
Meeting Abstract 34-3 Friday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 Dynamic Flight Stability in Hovering Bumblebee Can be Enhanced by Passive Feathering Mechanism: A Computational Study XU, RU*; ZHANG, X; LIU, HAO; Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan; Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Chiba University International Cooperative Research Centre (SJTU-CU ICRC), Shanghai, People’s Republic of […]
Avian gust rejection in gliding flight through updrafts
Meeting Abstract 34-6 Friday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 Avian gust rejection in gliding flight through updrafts CHENEY, JA; STEVENSON, JPJ*; DURSTON, NE; USHERWOOD, JR; BOMPHREY, RJ; WINDSOR, SP; Royal Vet. College, Hatfield, UK; Univ. of Bristol, UK; Univ. of Bristol, UK; Royal Vet. College, Hatfield, UK; Royal Vet. College, Hatfield, UK; Univ. of Bristol, UK jonathan.stevenson@bristol.ac.uk […]
