The parallel large-scale unstructured finite volume method based on an Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian
(ALE) formulation has been applied in order to investigate the near wake structure of a hovering
Drosophila flight. The present simulations reveal highly detailed near wake topology for a hovering Drosophila.
This is very useful in terms of understanding physics in biological flights which can provide a very
useful tool for designing bio-inspired MAVs.
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B. Erzincanli and M. Sahin, The numerical simulation of the wing kinematics effects on near wake topology and aerodynamic performance in hovering Drosophila flight. Computer and Fluids 122:90-110 (2015).
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