The region of interaction is shown in dashed lines with an arrow indicating the direction of vorticity transfer (a (i)). To better understand the aerodynamics of backward flight in connection with wing and body kinematics, we studied free flying dragonflies in this flight mode. Daher lassen sich die Schwimmer über einen ausgefeilten Mechanismus seitlich beiklappen. In previous works, the LEV circulation was significantly larger in DS compared to US where the LEV may be completely absent [20,66,69–71]. (Online version in colour. To investigate how the dragonfly's body posture affects the orientation of aerodynamic force vector, we visualized the half stroke-averaged force vectors in figure 6 in the Y–Z-plane which coincides with the mid-sagittal plane of the dragonfly. Force vectoring is a mechanism commonly used by insects and birds to change flight direction. Time history of forces (Fv, vertical force; FH, horizontal force; W, weight = 1.275 mN) and muscle-mass-specific power consumption. The bottom row (d–f) represents snapshots during HW US at t/T = 0.52, 0.70 and 0.87, respectively. During this time he worked on developing a flying robot that employed the principles of the dragonfly's mechanisms of flight. They can hover, cruise up to 54km/h, turn 180° in three wing beats, fly sideways, glide, and even fly backwards (Alexander, 1984; Appleton, 1974; Whitehouse, 1941). WWI. Top row (a–c) represents snapshots during HW DS at t/T = 0.07, 0.19 and 0.34, respectively. (Online version in colour. Corresponding to these large forces was the presence of a strong leading edge vortex (LEV) at the onset of US which remained attached up until wing reversal. )Download figureOpen in new tabDownload powerPoint, Figure 5. The combined effect of the angle of attack and wing net velocity yields large aerodynamic force generation in the US, with the average magnitude of the force reaching values as high as two to three times the body weight. Conversely, to transition to backward flight, a helicopter rotates the force vector by inducing a nose-up motion on the fuselage and tilts the tip-path plane backward. Our χ corroborated previous observation in dragonfly backward flight (100°) [11]. The peak horizontal forces for the wing pairs are also comparable, although on average the HW generate greater horizontal forces. Because the dragonfly is accelerating, the advance ratio changes on a half stroke basis and is larger in the second and third flapping strokes. We used an in-house immersed boundary method flow solver for simulating incompressible flows in this study. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS All rights reserved. Here, we compare our findings; kinematics, aerodynamics and flow features, with hovering and forward flights which have been documented in the literature. Also, the LEV circulation in the US is greater than the DS's. A–D represent snapshots where WWI occurred as labelled in figure 12. The geometric (dashed lines) and effective angles of attack (solid lines) and twist angles at four spanwise location are reported. (a,b) Anecdotally using real footage, how dragonflies may appropriate the force vectoring for forward and backward flight. In contrast with forward flight, during which dragonflies generates little force in US [49], the magnitude of the half-stroke-averaged force generated in US during backward flight is two to four times the body weight. Contrary to previous works on dragonfly forward flight [1,30,62], the presence of the LEV was not limited to the FW but was evident on the HW as well [51]. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. The reason for LEV absence during the US was attributed to very low angles of attack as the wing slices through the air, hence, no flow separation. flying insects. The HW have higher LEV circulation than the FW. Thomas et al. (Online version in colour.). Grey shading denotes the DS phase. The wing and body kinematics were reconstructed from the output of three high-speed cameras using a template-based subdivision surface reconstruction method, and numerical simulations using an immersed boundary flow solver were conducted to compute the forces and visualize the flow features. The body posture tilted the DS force backward and the US force upward for generation of propulsive and lifting force, respectively. There was around 10 flying around that we could find. For force production, a strong LEV was present on both wing pairs. The HW led the FW typical of dragonfly flight [49,50]. At the beginning of the third US, the insect slowed down and reduced its body and tail angle (figure 3e,f). Patterns of blood circulation in the veins of a dragonfly forewing. Higher angles of attack were recorded in our study (figure 4) and we observed the formation of a stable LEV on the wing surface (figures 7 and 8). The structure and mechanical properties of dragonfly wings and their role on flyability. The bottom row (d–f) represents snapshots during HW US at t/T = 0.52, 0.70 and 0.87, respectively. Greater forces are produced by HW compared to FW. However, in classical aerodynamics (extended lifting line theory), the three-quarter chord (both for steady and unsteady flow) is the point of choice for calculating the AoA with respect to induced velocities for a wing in curved flow (Pistolesi's theorem) [42,43]. (b) Experimental set-up. The upright body posture was used to reorient the stroke plane and the flight force in the global frame; a mechanism known as 'force vectoring' which was previously observed in manoeuvres of other flying animals. TEV, trailing edge vortex; TV, tip vortex. For thrust production, the interaction was detrimental for the FW leading to a 17.5% decrease in force while benefiting the HW by as much as 13.2%. In figure 6c, the green and red arrows represent the DS-averaged and US-averaged force vectors , respectively. Solid and dashed arrows show resultant force and its components, respectively. The circulation is the flux of the vorticity and is non-dimensionalized by the product of a reference velocity, Uref, and length, l (equation (3.1)). Jeong & Hussain [47] opined that unsteady straining could cause a pressure minimum without vortical motion and viscous effects could also eliminate the pressure minimum in the flow when there is vortical motion. Averaged across all strokes, the DS αgeom was 39.0 ± 2.2° and 47.0 ± 3.7°, and that for the US was 52.4 ± 7.8° and 55.8 ± 2.2° for FW and HW, respectively. This figure shows the mechanism of vorticity transfer from the fore to HW during backward flight. (Online version in colour. Backward flight is not merely a transient behaviour but is sustainable for a relatively extended period, which may have implications for biology (prey capture or predator evasion) as well as MAV design. The research objectives are then presented along with the research contributions. This video is unavailable. Ornithopter with two sets of flapping wings based on a Dragonfly, developed by Erich von Holst (1943). The aerodynamic power is defined as , where is the stress tensor, the velocity of the fluid adjacent to the wing surface, and ds are the unit normal direction and the area of each element, respectively. Unter Deck zeigt sich der neueste Dragonfly angnehem hell und zeitgemäß. In this study, we investigated the backward free flight of a dragonfly, accelerating in a flight path inclined to the horizontal. A–D represent snapshots where WWI occurred as labelled in figure 12. The presence of the FW induces an additional inflow into the LEV which is favourable in this case. Also, the forces generated in the US are significantly less (inactive) and account for about 10–20% of the body weight [8,20,66]. Figure 4. At the onset of flight, the dragonfly rested on a platform posing at an initial body angle of approximately 87°. Also, the backward velocity of the body in the upright position enhances the wings' net velocity in the US. Figure 10. Taking into account the body motion, we found that αgeom was significantly reduced. Contours represent non-dimensional vorticity. (Online version in colour.). 26, 28, 29, 55, 56, 57 Researches on flies, 29, 58 bees, 29, 58, 59, 60 hoverflies, 61, 62, 63 wasps, 29 locusts, 29, … Watch Queue Queue. (c,d) Measured flight forces. At the onset of interaction, vorticity emanating from the FW's trailing edge feeds into an already stronger LEV on the HW, boosting its circulation (figure 10a(i)). This is achieved by recovering energy from the wake wasted as swirl in a manner analogous to coaxial contra-rotating helicopter rotors. )Download figureOpen in new tabDownload powerPoint, Figure 10. (b) Experimental set-up. Table 5.Kinematic parameters of several organisms in flight. The morphological parameters of the selected dragonfly are shown in table 1, and the flight video can be found in the electronic supplementary material. Wang & Sun [62], using CFD, verified the absence of the LEV in the US in hovering as well as forward flight of dragonflies. In the polar plot, black vectors clustered around 90° indicate the body longitudinal axis. The muscle mass (Mm) is 49% of the body mass based on previous measurements [52,53]. Our observations corroborate these reports as we consistently witnessed an upright body posture during the backward flight of dragonflies in our experiment. Dragonfly wings possess great stability and high load-bearing capacity during flapping flight, glide, and hover. The vortex structures are visualized by the λ2-criterion [47], which has been used in previous insect flight studies [44,48]. 2. The flow features visualized by the λ2-criterion during the second flapping stroke. (d,e) Spanwise distribution of LEV circulation at maximum force production during the second and third stroke, respectively. Mechanism of WWI. In addition to redirecting the force, we found that the force magnitude is significantly increased in the US (when compared with forward flight). The average Euler angles are shown. We define the parasite drag (pressure drag + viscous drag on the body) coefficient as , where is the mean horizontal force and the average translation velocity of the body and Sfrontal the frontal area presented to the flow. Also, detailed flow features are elucidated and their relations to force generation mechanisms are evaluated and presented. All rights reserved. Flow visualization and unsteady aerodynamics in the flight of the hawkmoth, Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight, Dragonfly flight. Force generation and muscle-specific power consumption. ϕ, θ and ψ are the flap, deviation and pitch angles. Dragonflies, which have been reported to have a limited range of variation of the stroke plane with respect to their bodies [37], maintain a pitch-down orientation during forward flight. The twist angle is the relative angle of the deformed wing chord line and the LSRP. Morphological parameters for the dragonfly in this study. χ is the body angle. If the address matches an existing account you will receive an email with instructions to reset your password. The tail motion trailed the body's by about half a wingbeat, although the profile of the time histories was similar. In the text, the mid-span (0.5R) AoA is reported. During backward flight, the dragonfly maintained an upright body posture of approximately 90° relative to the horizon. The wings of dragonflies are mainly composed of veins and membranes, a typical nanocomposite material. Published by the Royal Society. (Online version in colour. Two-dimensional (2D) cross-sections show that the angle between the chord line of the least deformed wing (dashed line) and deformed wing (solid line with red tip) is the twist angle. 2–40°) [31,37,49]. Mechanisms and evolution of insect flight A tau emerald (Hemicordulia tau) dragonfly has flight muscles attached directly to its wings. A helicopter rotates the force vector by inducing a nose-down motion on the fuselage and tilting the tip-path plane (of the blades) forward to induce forward flight. Here, we demonstrate with a mechanical model dragonfly that, despite presenting no advantage in terms of lift, flying with two pairs of wings can be highly effective at improving aerodynamic efficiency. Copyright © 2011 Académie des sciences. (Online version in colour. [1] also arrived at a similar conclusion with smoke visualizations on dragonflies in tethered and free forward light. therefore they rely on speed, intelligence, and maneuverability. We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads. The mean stroke plane angle relative to the horizon (βh) is 46.8 ± 5.5° for the FW and hindwings (HW). Thus, the motion of the body can yield significant effects on the net wing velocity. The problems in dragonfly mechanism are identified and explained. The average body angle during the entire flight duration was approximately 90°. Force vectors in mid-sagittal plane. 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In addition to force vectoring, we found that while flying backward, the dragonfly flaps its wings with larger angles of attack in the upstroke (US) when compared with forward flight. Finally, wing–wing interaction was found to enhance the aerodynamic performance of the hindwings (HW) during backward flight. The sum of the FW and HW forces is shown during the second stroke (Fv, vertical force; FH, horizontal force). Bomphrey et al. During backward flight, the US must become active because of its weight supporting role. (a) Schematic of a dragonfly with 2D slices on the wings with the virtual camera looking through a line passing through the LEV core. http://www.mekanizmalar.com/menu-linkage.htmlThis animation is a simulation of a wing flapping mechanism. (a) Reconstructed dragonfly (ii) overlapped on a real image (i). Flow features at maximum force production during second stroke for each wing pair. Red and green force vectors represent and , respectively. During take-off and hovering, when greater lift forces are needed, the wings beat in phase (Alexander 1986). LEV circulation. L, body length; R, wing length from root to tip, , mean chord length. Previous insect flight studies have measured the AoA at locations between the leading edge and quarter-chord or near the rotation axis of the wing [19,41]. Hence, the DS αeff was 22.5 ± 2.1° and 26.1 ± 9.3°, and that for the US was 25.3 ± 5.6° and 31.2 ± 6.6° for the FW and HW, respectively. This influx is absent in the HW only case, leading to the formation of a weaker LEV and consequently, a weaker jet below the wing (figure 11b). Further, visualization of smoke around free-flying dragonflies (Thomas et al. The advance ratio (J), defined as the ratio of the average body to wingtip velocity is −0.31 ± 0.12. For display, the meshes coarsened four times. Body motion during backward flight. (g) Stroke plane reorientation (blue shading) due to change in body angle from forward to backward flight. The stroke plane with respect to the horizon (βh) during backward flight was reported as 46.8 ± 5.5° for both wing pairs which also was about 20–40° greater. The flow visualizations corroborated these findings in figures 7 and 8. The flight forces were computed by the integration of the wing surface pressure and shear stress. Dragonfly is one of the most maneuverable insects and one of the oldest flying species on earth. The twist was as much as 40°, twice higher than previous measurements on dragonflies [40]. (c,d) Measured flight forces. These backward sequences included turning and straight backward flight, very short backward flight after take-off and backward flight of individuals with impaired wings. Although just qualitatively characterized in the literature, it has been documented that insects use backward flight for predator evasion, prey capture, flight initiation, station keeping and load lifting [10–15]. Insects elicit flight manoeuvres by drastically or subtly changing their wing and body kinematics. The insects initiated flight voluntarily, and their motion was recorded by three orthogonally arranged high-speed cameras. (Online version in colour. The apparatus includes a fuselage; at least one pair of blade-wings; and an actuator for actuating the blade-wings by flapping the blade-wings in dissonance or resonance frequencies. An LEV forms as the wings translate during the DS. χ is the body angle. Dragonfly species are characterized by long bodies with two narrow pairs of intricately veined, membranous wings that, … A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, infraorder Anisoptera (from Greek ἄνισος anisos, "unequal" and πτερόν pteron, "wing", because the hindwing is broader than the forewing).Adult dragonflies are characterized by large, multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. The Costa (C), the … Willmott et al. Previously, there has been some evidence of the US producing larger forces than the DS such as hovering and saccadic flight of Drosophila (60–63%) [2,3], hovering flight of mosquitos (57%) [67] and honeybees (57%) [18]. Gilles Martin, a nature photographer, has done a two-year study examining dragonflies, and he also concluded that these creatures have an extremely complex flight mechanism. At these intermediate angles of attack, insect wings usually carry a stable LEV [1,51]. The dragonflies are coloured based on FW (blue) and HW (black) timing. )Download figureOpen in new tabDownload powerPoint, Figure 7. Medium grids are shown in (a). Force vectoring involves redirecting flight forces globally by rotating the body while the force vector remains relatively fixed to the body. During the DS, an LEV and TV are observed, and the vorticity in the LEV feeds into a tip vortex (TV). (f) Body kinematics. Force asymmetry: DS versus US. Der Platz ist typbedingt knapper als auf einem gleichlangen Mono. A classic example is backward flight. The mechanical properties of dragonfly wings need to be understood in order to perform simulated models. Previous studies have indicated that the FW experience in-wash due to the HW and the HW are affected by the downwash from the FW with benefits being dependent on the phase difference between wing pairs [31,54–57]. Wing kinematics and twist. α is the instantaneous geometric angle of attack at midstroke. 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Second, the orientation and reorientation of aerodynamic forces is as essential for successful flight as force production and is vital to positioning the insect in its intended flight direction. Figure 6. Table 6.Force asymmetry: DS versus US. This is achieved by inducing large angles of attack plus an enhancement in velocity of the wing, resulting from the body's backward motion, in the US. The LSRP is a planar fitting to the 3D positions of the wing surface points where the sum of the distances of the wing surface points from this plane is minimized. The effective AoA (αeff) here is the angle between the chord and the vector sum of the body and wing velocity measured at the leading edge. The mass and length measurement uncertainties are ±1 mg and ±1 mm, respectively. High-resolution uniform grids surround the insect in a volume of with a spacing of about with stretching grids extending from the fine region to the outer boundaries. Ueff is the vector sum of the wing (Uflap) and body (Ub) velocity. Whereas in figure 8, the flow structures are shown during maximum force production. represents the maximum circulation per half stroke. Dragonfly's, due to their inherent speed do not have an apparent self defense mechanism, their main predators are far too large to defend against (birds, frogs, etc.) Both the body velocity and angle increased for the next 2.5 flapping cycles slightly attenuating in the last half wingbeat. ), We plotted the iso-surface of the λ2-criterion at two different values (|λ2| = 10, 15) to visualize the flow structures (see electronic supplementary material for CFD simulation video). The angle between and the longitudinal axis was 12 ± 8° (FW) and 10 ± 5° (HW). Experimental details. The wing kinematics are measured with respect to a coordinate system fixed at the wing root. Grey shading denotes the DS phase. Slices similar to figure 9a,b are shown here to elucidate WWI. First, to fly, insects need to produce forces by controlling both the velocity of and circulation generated by their wings [5,17,18]. Enter your email address below and we will send you the reset instructions. Insects are the only group of invertebrates that have evolved wings and flight. Rüppell [11] recorded a dragonfly flying backward with a body angle of 100° from the horizon. We observed some interaction between the wings during backward flight (figure 7d). We came back out a little later and a black and white dragonfly showed up and was flying around us. (Online version in colour.). All values are measured at 0.50R. dragonfly has not yet been achieved though only relatively large size flying dragonfly shaped robot OPEN ACCESS. Our measured CD was 0.57 and within the range (0.31–0.84) found in the literature [53,68]. 4 mN), while the peak vertical force of the HW is about twice FW in the second and third strokes as the insect ascends (see §3.1.1). (Online version in colour. αeff and αgeom are the effective and geometric angles of attack. A micro aerial vehicle apparatus capable of flying in different flight modes is disclosed. The circulation increases along the span and tapers towards the tip. By continuing you agree to the use of cookies. Both wing pairs swept through a stroke plane (βb) that maintained an orientation of 35 ± 4° measured relative to the straight line that connects the head to the tail in the absence of body deformation (body longitudinal axis, figure 3e). (e) Tail angle definition. ), it is known that a wing with an LEV imparts greater momentum to the fluid, leading to the production of larger forces than under steady-state conditions [26–29]. The dragonflies are coloured based on FW (blue) and HW (black) timing. (a) βh and βb are the stroke plane angles with respect to the horizontal and body longitudinal axis, respectively. (d) Montage of 3D model of dragonfly used in CFD simulation. All authors contributed to the final paper. )Download figureOpen in new tabDownload powerPointFigure 8. (c) Snapshots of the dragonfly in backward flight. The blood circulation is essential for the maintenance of reasonable water content in wings. While body drag is present, we measured it to be 11 times smaller than the horizontal forces being generated by the wings during flight. Force generation and muscle-specific power consumption. The angle between the force vector and longitudinal axis is obtained from the dot product of the force vector and a unit vector parallel to the longitudinal axis. Alterations in kinematics and aerodynamic features which are different from hovering and forward flight characterize backward flight of dragonflies. The phasing of the FW and HW may help reduce oscillations in the body posture during flight [31]. Figure 4 shows the measured wing kinematics. The prototype of the mechanism, built at a scale of four times the size of a dragonfly having a wingspan of 150 mm, is able to create motions in the wing of flapping and feathering, and can vary the stroke plane. The US circulation, shown in dashed lines, is higher than the DS circulation, consistent with greater flight force generated in the US. This table reports the contribution of each half stroke to the total aerodynamic force during a flapping cycle in different flight modes of insects. (c) Snapshots of the dragonfly in backward flight. )Download figureOpen in new tabDownload powerPoint, Figure 1. These changes influence both (i) the production and (ii) orientation and reorientation of aerodynamic forces, consequently determining the type of free flight manoeuvre that is performed. There might be difficulty in four wings motion control system to decrease their weight. Robotics 2014, 3 164 was successfully developed [3], in spite of researchers efforts [4,5]. The spanwise distribution of circulation on the wing surface at the instant of maximum force production in the second and third stroke are reported in figure 9d,e. All the DS-to-US LEV circulation ratios are less than unity (table 3). Computational set-up. A vorticity threshold was set to capture the vortex. We report the AoAs at four spanwise locations approximately 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 0.9R, where R is the distance from the wing root to tip (figure 4). Many flying organisms such as cicadas [33], fruit flies [4], dipterans [34], bats [35] and pigeons [36] use force vectoring like a helicopter for force reorientation. In turning, the dragonfly has high maneuverability due to the four wings' ability to flap independently. The magnitudes of peak vertical force generated by the FW (all USs) and HW (first DS) are similar (approx. Although a steep body posture during backward flight has been thought to generate higher drag due to a higher projected area, Sapir & Dudley [13] showed that drag forces only differed by 3.6% between backward and forward flight in hummingbirds. Kinematics definitions. The upright body posture was used to reorient the stroke plane and the flight force in the global frame; a mechanism known as ‘force vectoring’ which was previously observed in manoeuvres of other flying animals. The centre of mass of the body was elevated by about during the last two flapping cycles with most of the body motion occurring in the horizontal direction . (Online version in colour. The presence of the leading edge vortex (LEV) in insect flight has been associated with enhanced forces on the wing [10,23]. [50], respectively, for forward flight. ), Figure 11. Figure 9. Conversely, the wing translates at a shallow AoA and smaller speed, tracing a shorter path in the US, thus, generating smaller forces [8,20,32]. An accurate three-dimensional (3D) surface reconstruction technique coupled with a high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) flow solver [39] is used to quantify the coordination of the wing and body motion and to identify how flight forces are generated during flight. Dragonfly wings possess great stability and high load-bearing capacity during flapping flight, glide, and hover. Two-dimensional (2D) cross-sections show that the angle between the chord line of the least deformed wing (dashed line) and deformed wing (solid line with red tip) is the twist angle. was oriented at 107 ± 15° (FW) and 96 + 18° (HW). The difference is shaded in green. During the mid-US and at maximum force production, the HW flow consists of an LEV, TV and a trailing edge vortex (TEV) connected to form a vortex loop (figures 7e and 8d). Figure 12. Body motion during backward flight. (d) Montage of 3D model of dragonfly used in CFD simulation. The upright body posture was used to reorient the stroke plane and the flight force in the global frame; a mechanism known as ‘force vectoring’ which was previously observed in manoeuvres of other flying animals. Time history of forces (Fv, vertical force; FH, horizontal force; W, weight = 1.275 mN) and muscle-mass-specific power consumption. Because force production is proportional to wing velocity squared, insects adjust wing speed by altering the stroke amplitude and/or frequency [5,11,17]. This table reports the contribution of each half stroke to the total aerodynamic force during a flapping cycle in different flight modes of insects. The wing structure, especially corrugation, on dragonflies is believed to enhance aerodynamic performance. 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