Performance of a quasi-steady model for hovering hummingbirds

A quasi-steady model describing aerodynamics of hovering Ruby-throated hummingbirds is presented to study extent of the low-order model in representing the flow physics of the bird and also to separately quantify the forces from the translational, rotational, and acceleration effects. Realistic wing...

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Main Authors: Jialei Song, Haoxiang Luo, Tyson L. Hedrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209503491400004X