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The Biomechanics of Insect Flight

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Author : Robert Dudley
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691186340
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The Biomechanics of Insect Flight written by Robert Dudley and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the rain forests of Borneo to the tenements of Manhattan, winged insects are a conspicuous and abundant feature of life on earth. Here, Robert Dudley presents the first comprehensive explanation of how insects fly. The author relates the biomechanics of flight to insect ecology and evolution in a major new work of synthesis. The book begins with an overview of insect flight biomechanics. Dudley explains insect morphology, wing motions, aerodynamics, flight energetics, and flight metabolism within a modern phylogenetic setting. Drawing on biomechanical principles, he describes and evaluates flight behavior and the limits to flight performance. The author then takes the next step by developing evolutionary explanations of insect flight. He analyzes the origins of flight in insects, the roles of natural and sexual selection in determining how insects fly, and the relationship between flight and insect size, pollination, predation, dispersal, and migration. Dudley ranges widely--from basic aerodynamics to muscle physiology and swarming behavior--but his focus is the explanation of functional design from evolutionary and ecological perspectives. The importance of flight in the lives of insects has long been recognized but never systematically evaluated. This book addresses that shortcoming. Robert Dudley provides an introduction to insect flight that will be welcomed by students and researchers in biomechanics, entomology, evolution, ecology, and behavior.

Insect Flight

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Author : Graham J. Goldsworthy
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351082035
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Insect Flight written by Graham J. Goldsworthy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insects are the most numerous class of animals or earth, both in terms of their number and their variety. There are 800,000 recognized species, with between 1 and 10 million estimated species yet to be classified. This book will discuss, mechanics of flight, Wing structure, Hovering flight, flight in smaller and larger insects and wing polars.

Insect Flight

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Author : J. W. S. Pringle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052105995X
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Insect Flight written by J. W. S. Pringle and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nature's Flyers

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Author : David E. Alexander
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801880599
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Nature's Flyers written by David E. Alexander and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2004-11-17 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Nature's Flyers' is a detailed account of the current scientific understanding of the primary aspects of flight in nature. The author explains the physical basis of flight, drawing upon bats, birds, insects, pterosaurs and even winged seeds.

On the Wing

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Author : Dr. David E. Alexander
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199996776
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book On the Wing written by Dr. David E. Alexander and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On the Wing is the first book to take a comprehensive look at the evolution of flight in all four groups of powered flyers: insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats."--Book jacket.

Radar Entomology

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Author : V. Alistair Drake
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 9781845936068
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Radar Entomology written by V. Alistair Drake and published by CABI. This book was released on 2012 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the world's most serious agricultural pests are highly migratory. Through the use of special-purpose radars we are provided with insights into their movement and how they learn about and navigate through their environment. This text examines the behaviour and regional variations of these species, as well as the altitude of migration, concentration of insects in layers and how they respond to large and small-scale wind systems. The book relates radar observation of insect movement to complementary and competing methodologies and surveys its capabilities and limitations. It also deals wi

Borne on the Wind

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Author : Stephen Dalton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Borne on the Wind written by Stephen Dalton and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Biophysics of Insect Flight

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Author : N. Chari
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811651841
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Biophysics of Insect Flight written by N. Chari and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book basically involves the study of flight parameters, wing beat frequency, moment of inertia, and wing movements for developing various aerodynamic forces which have been calculated. The book is intended for biologists, physicists, nanotechnologists, and aerospace engineers. Resilin, an elastic polymer (4 λ) which is present at the base of insect, plays a major role in Neurogenic and Myogenic insect flyers and influences the physiology of flight muscles. Leading edge vortex (LEV) is a special feature of insect flight. Insect wings have stalling angle above 60 degrees as compared to a man-made aeroplane stalling angle which is 16 degree. Reynolds number, the knowledge of LEV, and detailed study of moment of inertia help in developing flapping flexible wings for micro-aerial-vehicles. This book serves as an interface between biologists and engineers interested to develop biomimicking micro-aerial-vehicles. The contents of this book is useful to researchers and professionals alike.

Insect Flight

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Author : Wijesiri Danthanarayana
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642711553
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (427 download)

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Download or read book Insect Flight written by Wijesiri Danthanarayana and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Insects in Flight

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Author : Werner Nachtigall
Publisher : Allen & Unwin Australia
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Insects in Flight written by Werner Nachtigall and published by Allen & Unwin Australia. This book was released on 1974 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Insects in Flight

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Author : John Brackenbury
Publisher : Blandford Press
ISBN 13 : 9780713725940
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (259 download)

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Download or read book Insects in Flight written by John Brackenbury and published by Blandford Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers all the major groups of insects and their flight sequence. It describes the mechanisms of insect flight - both scientifically and in photographs and is based upon the special techniques developed by the author to capture, in flight, the diverse methods of flying that moths, butterflies and other insects employ. It contains never-before-published photographs of a whole range of insect flight.

Bioinspired Structures and Design

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Author : Wole Soboyejo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108963447
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Bioinspired Structures and Design written by Wole Soboyejo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master simple to advanced biomaterials and structures with this essential text. Featuring topics ranging from bionanoengineered materials to bio-inspired structures for spacecraft and bio-inspired robots, and covering issues such as motility, sensing, control and morphology, this highly illustrated text walks the reader through key scientific and practical engineering principles, discussing properties, applications and design. Presenting case studies for the design of materials and structures at the nano, micro, meso and macro-scales, and written by some of the leading experts on the subject, this is the ideal introduction to this emerging field for students in engineering and science as well as researchers.

Flying Insects and Robots

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Author : Dario Floreano
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540893938
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Flying Insects and Robots written by Dario Floreano and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-10-23 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flying insects are intelligent micromachines capable of exquisite maneuvers in unpredictable environments. Understanding these systems advances our knowledge of flight control, sensor suites, and unsteady aerodynamics, which is of crucial interest to engineers developing intelligent flying robots or micro air vehicles (MAVs). The insights we gain when synthesizing bioinspired systems can in turn benefit the fields of neurophysiology, ethology and zoology by providing real-life tests of the proposed models. This book was written by biologists and engineers leading the research in this crossdisciplinary field. It examines all aspects of the mechanics, technology and intelligence of insects and insectoids. After introductory-level overviews of flight control in insects, dedicated chapters focus on the development of autonomous flying systems using biological principles to sense their surroundings and autonomously navigate. A significant part of the book is dedicated to the mechanics and control of flapping wings both in insects and artificial systems. Finally hybrid locomotion, energy harvesting and manufacturing of small flying robots are covered. A particular feature of the book is the depth on realization topics such as control engineering, electronics, mechanics, optics, robotics and manufacturing. This book will be of interest to academic and industrial researchers engaged with theory and engineering in the domains of aerial robotics, artificial intelligence, and entomology.

Insect Flight

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Author : John William Sutton Pringle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780199141678
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Insect Flight written by John William Sutton Pringle and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Simple Science of Flight

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Author : Hendrik Tennekes
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9780262700658
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Simple Science of Flight written by Hendrik Tennekes and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 1997 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the smallest gnat to the largest aircraft, all things that fly obey the same aerodynamic principles. The Simple Science of Flight offers a leisurely introduction to the mechanics of flight and, beyond that, to the scientific attitude that finds wonder in simple calculations, forging connections between, say, the energy efficiency of a peanut butter sandwich that fuels your body and that of the kerosene that fuels a jumbo jet. It is the product of a lifetime of watching and investigating the way flight happens. He covers paper airplanes, kites, gliders, and human-powered flying machines as well as birds and insects, explaining difficult concepts like lift, drag, wing loading, and cruising speed through many fascinating comparisons, anecdotes, and examples. Equations, often the best shorthand to explain and connect phenomena, are integrated seamlessly into the flow of the text in such a way that even math-phobic readers should not be put off. Tennekes begins with a simple comparison of the relative fuel consumption of hummingbirds, cars, and airplanes, then turns to the relations between an airplane's weight, its wing area, and its cruising speed. After showing that it is possible to collect data on all flying creatures and flying machines in a single "Great Flight Diagram", he looks at energetics through the considerable efforts of a little 35-gram bird in a wind tunnel. There are stories on the effects of headwinds, tailwinds, and weather conditions on both birds and planes, on the elegance of the mechanics that makes flight possible, and on the aerodynamics of sophisticated flying toys.

Trap Responses of Flying Insects

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Author : R. C. Muirhead-Thompson
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080984231
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Trap Responses of Flying Insects written by R. C. Muirhead-Thompson and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insect trapping is a basic field research tool for many biologists, whether they are studying insect pests, disease vectors or insect ecology for its own sake. Any field entomologist contemplating a new insect trapping program or looking to improve or develop an existing scheme will benefit from this broad review of flying insect traps, in which the author draws on a wide variety of methods used by different research projects from all over the world. Over the years a great many traps have been developed and endlessly modified to suit particular species, habitats, and research requirements. In virtually every case the design of the trap interacts with the specific behavior of the insects involved to bias trap efficiency. In addition, the limited dialogue between workers in different subject disciplines and habitats has caused a shortage of new information available to field entomologists as a whole. Describes and evaluates the main methods of trapping flying insects Brings together results from agricultural/forest/pest studies and those from medical entomology

Insect Flight

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Author : Reginald Charles Rainey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Insect Flight written by Reginald Charles Rainey and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1976 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: