基础综合体:用于自动形状变形的智能机翼组件
Sepehr H Eraghi1, Arman Toofani1, Ramin J A Guilani1,2
1Mechanical Intelligence (MI) Research Group, South Bank Applied BioEngineering Research (SABER), School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, UK.
Communications biology
|August 17, 2023
概括
昆虫的翅膀 昆虫的翅膀
科学领域:
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 工程 工程师 工程师 工程师
- 昆虫的飞行 昆虫的飞行
背景情况:
- 昆虫的翅膀表现出了显著的适应性形状变化能力.
- 假设基底复合体,即靠近机翼区域的3D结构,可以控制机翼变形质量.
研究的目的:
- 为了验证基底复合体对昆虫在飞行过程中翅膀形状的变化至关重要的假设.
- 调查基底复合体几何在翅膀变形中的作用.
- 开发一种由昆虫翅膀启发的工程形状变形机制.
主要方法:
- 数字建模与基本复杂几何参数的系统变化.
- 在模拟飞行负载下分析翅膀变形的质量和数量.
主要成果:
- 基底复合物显著影响昆虫翅膀变形的质量和数量.
- 数字模型显示了机翼适应负载下最大斜坡的情况.
- 由基底复合体启发的新型形状变形机制被开发出来.
结论:
- 基础复合体对于昆虫的适应性翅膀形状变化至关重要.
- 了解昆虫翅膀的生物力学可以为高效的工程变形系统的设计提供信息.
- 开发的机制为风力轮机中的变形叶片提供了潜在的应用.
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