全球旋形成的飞行时间
Yukun Sun1, Emily Palmer2, Christopher Dougherty1
1Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
概括
一个新的缩放定律,即通用形成时间, 解释了跨物种和条件的生物飞行. 这一原则是基于最大化前沿的旋转循环,为了解动物运动提供了通用框架.
科学领域:
- 航空动力学
- 生物力学
- 流体动力学
背景情况:
- 生物飞行器通过附属物动产生推进力,飞行动力学通过缩放规律进行研究.
- 斯特鲁哈尔数 (St) 是巡航飞行的常用度量,但取决于条件.
- 前沿 (LEV) 对于在飞行中产生推进力至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 开发一个独立于特定飞行条件的生物飞行的通用缩放规律.
- 概括旋转飞行时间的概念.
- 为了解生物运动提供一个统一的框架.
主要方法:
- 开发了基于LEV循环最大化的通用形成时间.
- 随着的增长和最大允许的的注射时间进行了调整.
- 通过28种物种的飞行数据与斯特鲁哈尔数量进行比较.
主要成果:
- 一般的形成时间在各种动物飞行者和巡航步伐中是一致的.
- 这种新指标与斯特鲁哈尔数不同, 不依赖于特定的飞行条件.
- 展示了一个统一的框架来分析飞行动态.
结论:
- 概括的形成时间为了解生物飞行提供了一个基本原则.
- 这一发现推动了对自然界复杂机翼动力学的研究.
- 突出了生物运动分析的普遍方法.
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