Kinematics Measurement and Power Requirements of Fruitflies at Various Flight Speeds

Energy expenditure is a critical characteristic in evaluating the flight performance of flying insects. To investigate how the energy cost of small-sized insects varies with flight speed, we measured the detailed wing and body kinematics in the full speed range of fruitflies and computed the aerodyn...

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Main Authors: Hao Jie Zhu, Mao Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/16/4271