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Here we review research at the interface of the systems used in flight control and discuss several common themes. Modulation of aerodynamic forces to respond to different challenges is driven by three primary mechanisms: wing velocity about the shoulder, shape within the wing, and angle of attack.
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1 maj 2005 · Calculated maximum aerobic metabolic power input available to the flight muscles ( P met,fm) for 15 bird species studied by Hedenström and Alerstam ( 1992) during migratory climbing flights (+, green regression line) and for hummingbirds (small circles).
20 lis 2021 · The parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) modulates the “flight-or-fight” response via the vagus nerve [ 26 ]. The control of the vagus nerve on the ANS is indexed via respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), the ebbing and flowing of heart rate across the breath cycle [ 26, 27 ].
24 paź 2022 · Wake dynamics. As a wing or other flight surface produces lift with attached flow, the circulation around any two-dimensional slice of the airfoil is described according to the Kutta-Joukowski theorem as a line integral of tangential velocity on a closed loop surrounding the airfoil.
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28 wrz 2020 · We introduce a method to quantify flight ability and physical fitness of individual fruit flies which we term ‘Flight Burst Duration’ (FBD). This consisted of tethering individual insects by the dorsal thorax using a vacuum and measuring the length of time the insect beats its wings while suspended off a surface.
