| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 74, Number 1, April 2006
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| Page(s) | 55 - 61 | |
| Section | Electromagnetism, optics, acoustics, heat transfer, classical mechanics, and fluid dynamics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10490-6 | |
| Published online | 17 February 2006 | |
A transition from ascending flight to vertical hovering: A study of a symmetric flapping model
Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University Sapporo, 606-0812, Japan
Received:
22
November
2005
Accepted:
31
January
2006
We study the motion of a model equipped with flapping wings under the influence of gravity (external force). This model moves in a two-dimensional fluid according to the hydrodynamic force generated by vortices separated from its wings. As a result of the interaction between the vortices and the wings, the model moves steadily in a direction against the gravity. Moreover, hovering, i.e., a steady flight staying in a particular position, can be achieved here by the effective use of vortex structures enhancing the hydrodynamic force that supports the model against gravity. The system exhibits a transition from the state with hovering to a state where hovering is impossible, as the model parameters are changed.
PACS: 47.20.Ky – Nonlinearity, bifurcation, and symmetry breaking / 47.32.cb – Vortex interactions / 47.63.-b – Biological fluid dynamics
© EDP Sciences, 2006
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