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A novel model of dipteran flight motor

A novel model of dipteran flight motor
A novel model of dipteran flight motor
In this paper, a novel model for the mechanism of dipteran flight motor is proposed and a flight dynamics is explored by nonlinear dynamics techniques. This model comprises a lumped mass, a pair of inclined rigid bars and a pair of horizontal springs. Even the springs are linear, this system is irrationally nonlinear which causes difficulty for classical nonlinear analysis. We investigate the original irrational equation by direct numerical simulation avoiding Taylor’s expansion to retain the intrinsic character of dipteran flight. This enables us to reveal the bounded characteristics of depteran flight including “click”, bursting and the “complex” flight patterns. Equilibrium analysis demonstrates the “click” mechanism and the “non-click” condition for the unperturbed system. While for the perturbed system, Poincaré section and basin analysis are carried out to demonstrate the bursting behaviour, transitions between different flight modes and their coexistence. The results obtained herein reveal that the complex bifurcations of equilibria, periodic behaviours and the chaotic motions of the presented system associate respectively with “resting”, “calm” and “complex” flight. All the results related to the perturbed system are obtained by the fourth order Runge–Kutta method which ensures the accuracy of the computation. This study provides an additional insight into the understanding of various flight dynamics of insects and bridges a gap between the nonlinear dynamics and the biology.
2195-2698
1-11
Cao, Qingjie
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Xiong, Yeping
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Wiercigroch, Marian
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Cao, Qingjie
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Xiong, Yeping
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Wiercigroch, Marian
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Cao, Qingjie, Xiong, Yeping and Wiercigroch, Marian (2013) A novel model of dipteran flight motor. International Journal of Dynamics and Control, 1 (1), 1-11. (doi:10.1007/s40435-013-0001-5).

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In this paper, a novel model for the mechanism of dipteran flight motor is proposed and a flight dynamics is explored by nonlinear dynamics techniques. This model comprises a lumped mass, a pair of inclined rigid bars and a pair of horizontal springs. Even the springs are linear, this system is irrationally nonlinear which causes difficulty for classical nonlinear analysis. We investigate the original irrational equation by direct numerical simulation avoiding Taylor’s expansion to retain the intrinsic character of dipteran flight. This enables us to reveal the bounded characteristics of depteran flight including “click”, bursting and the “complex” flight patterns. Equilibrium analysis demonstrates the “click” mechanism and the “non-click” condition for the unperturbed system. While for the perturbed system, Poincaré section and basin analysis are carried out to demonstrate the bursting behaviour, transitions between different flight modes and their coexistence. The results obtained herein reveal that the complex bifurcations of equilibria, periodic behaviours and the chaotic motions of the presented system associate respectively with “resting”, “calm” and “complex” flight. All the results related to the perturbed system are obtained by the fourth order Runge–Kutta method which ensures the accuracy of the computation. This study provides an additional insight into the understanding of various flight dynamics of insects and bridges a gap between the nonlinear dynamics and the biology.

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Published date: 1 March 2013
Organisations: Faculty of Engineering and the Environment

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Local EPrints ID: 352852
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/352852
ISSN: 2195-2698
PURE UUID: 96d8f08d-af96-4b4f-b266-effcb21bca6d
ORCID for Yeping Xiong: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0135-8464

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Date deposited: 20 May 2013 11:17
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:06

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Author: Qingjie Cao
Author: Yeping Xiong ORCID iD
Author: Marian Wiercigroch

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