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  • Biomechanics
  • Aerodynamics
  • Robotics

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  • Avian flight aerodynamics inspire bioinspired aerial vehicles.
  • Quantitative analysis of free-flight wing kinematics is challenging.

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  • To analyze wingbeat kinematics in free-flying birds using AI-based motion tracking.
  • To quantify asymmetric flapping patterns and their impact on lift generation.
  • To provide benchmarks for avian-inspired wing design.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a neural-network-based motion tracking approach (DeepLabCut) on video data.
  • Automatically digitized key wing points and reconstructed 3D trajectories.
  • Analyzed wingbeat kinematics and effective wing area variation.

Main Results:

  • Confirmed statistically significant velocity differences between upstroke and downstroke phases, indicating stroke asymmetry.
  • Quantified a ~19% variation in effective wing area during the wingbeat cycle.
  • Demonstrated the impact of wing area changes on lift generation efficiency.

Conclusions:

  • Avian flapping exhibits significant stroke asymmetry, impacting lift generation.
  • Findings offer quantitative insights for optimizing flapping kinematics in bioinspired aerial systems.
  • Results can enhance takeoff and landing capabilities of micro air vehicles.