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  • Aerodynamics
  • Bio-inspired flight

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  • Bees navigate complex environments with turbulent airflow.
  • Understanding insect flight in turbulence is crucial for bio-mimicry and aerodynamics.

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  • To investigate the effects of homogeneous isotropic turbulence on bumblebee flight dynamics.
  • To quantify changes in aerodynamic forces, moments, and power consumption under varying turbulence intensities.

Main Methods:

  • High-resolution numerical simulations of a tethered model bumblebee.
  • Superimposing turbulent fluctuations onto uniform inflow at varying intensities (17%-99%).
  • Analysis of cycle-averaged aerodynamic forces, moments, and flight power.

Main Results:

  • Cycle-averaged aerodynamic forces, moments, and power remained largely unchanged compared to laminar flow.
  • Variance in aerodynamic measures significantly increased with higher turbulence intensity.
  • Increased variance may correlate with flight instabilities observed in freely flying bees.

Conclusions:

  • Bumblebee flight performance is robust to average turbulence effects.
  • Increased variability in aerodynamic forces under turbulence could be a key factor in flight instability.
  • Simulations provide insights into bumblebee flight control and stability mechanisms.