昆虫自由飞行时翅膀攻角的光学测量

昆虫运动空气动力学研究需要测量昆虫运动的多种参数。其中 ,翅膀攻角是主要参数 ,是流体分析时主要的边界条件之一。由于昆虫的运动参数的测量同一般的测量相比具有一些特殊要求 ,它要求一定是非接触测量 ,因此成功的测量方法大都集中在光学测量方法上。本文以近年来有关昆虫自由飞行的实验为基础 ,着重介绍几种比较有特色的翅膀攻角的光学测量方法     

多孔径仿生复眼成像系统技术进展综述

昆虫复眼是一种理想的小型化、多孔径、大视场的视觉系统,具有智能特征,虽然由于每个复眼的孔径尺寸和数值孔径都很小,使昆虫复眼的视力较差,但是其对运动目标却有很高的探测灵敏度,且对光的强度、波长和颜色等都有较强的分辨力。长期以来,人们一直致力于昆虫复眼的特性以及仿生昆虫复眼的研究。对目前常见的复眼类型和现有的各种类型的仿生...     

昆虫运动的跟踪技术

昆虫运动的跟踪对跟踪系统提出了特殊的要求。介绍了用来跟踪昆虫飞行的微型线圈跟踪技术、谐波雷达跟踪技术和图像跟踪技术 ,分析比较了它们的特点。     

利用Phyphox和Tracker软件研究动摩擦因数

使用生活中的常见物品，分别利用Phyphox和Tracker软件获取运动物体不同位移s及时间t参数，通过绘图软件拟合获得运动物体的加速度，进而研究分析不同材料间的动摩擦因数及实验误差的来源，给疫情下的居家实验设计提供一些参考.     

圆极化变参数摇摆器中电子的稳定性研究

采用圆极化变参数摇摆器能延缓自由电子激光器件进入饱和,提高束波互作用效率。通过计算电子运动的柯尔莫哥洛夫熵来研究变参数摇摆器自由电子运动的稳定性。研究结果表明:摇摆器无论采用正坡度还是负坡度,平衡态电子的柯尔莫哥洛夫熵值均小于零,稳定性均比无坡度时好,但电子的运动轨迹趋于发散;当有激光场存在时,正坡度破坏电子运动的稳定性,负坡度改善电子运动的稳定性。其结果为电子运动稳定性的进一步研究提供参考。     

几种参数对磁流变抛光的影响

以所建立的磁流变抛光的数学模型为基础 ,通过实验研究了抛光时间、运动盘的速度、工件与运动盘形成的间隙大小、磁场强度等参数对磁流变抛光的影响。具体做法是改变磁流变抛光的一种参数 ,而使其余的参数保持不变 ,得出该参数与磁流变抛光去除函数关系的曲线图 ,进而揭示了工件的材料去除函数随该参数的变化规律。     

DC-DC buck变换器的分岔行为及混沌控制研究

研究了带负载电容的DC-DC buck变换器的分岔行为及其混沌控制问题，提到了一些新的有意义的结果.随着负载电容的增加，这种电路系统出现周期叠加序列窗口，且系统混沌运动的参数空间的测度逐渐趋于零，而且系统处在周期运动区时其电压转换效率高于系统处在混沌运动区时的电压转换效率，这些结果对于实际电路的设计具有较好的参考价值.同时，采用外加周期脉冲控制方法，能有效地实现该电路系统中的混沌控制.     

引导跟踪仪器的等效正弦

本文扼要地介绍了,在室内检测跟踪仪器时,如何确定输给引导装置的等效正弦运动之参数,并通过例子对一些具体问题做了说明。     

相对论的质心运动定理与质量亏损

在相对论情况下,为了利用质点系的静质量中心描写质点系的整体运动,需要引入一个反映质点系内部质点运动激烈程度的量纲为一的参数α．由此推导出含参数α的相对论的质心运动定理．研究表明,核反应的质量亏损是复合粒子内部能量变化的结果;核反应释放的能量来自复合粒子的内部能量,质量亏损可以用质点系参数α变化来进行解释．     

用DEM软球模型研究颗粒间的接触力

本文采用 DEM（Discrete Element Method）软球模型来研究颗粒间的碰撞过程,用金属球代替流场中的颗粒,研究这些金属球在平面上的运动。运用DEM软球模型求出碰撞过程中小球所受的瞬时接触力以及碰撞时间,并分析这些参数随颗粒物性以及运动参数的变化规律。计算得出:颗粒间的接触力以及碰撞时间与颗粒的相对速度、碰撞角度以及杨氏模量等参数有关。     

SEM characterization of anatomical variation in chitin organization in insect and arthropod cuticles

The cuticles of insects and arthropods have some of the most diverse material properties observed in nature, so much so that it is difficult to imagine that all cutciles are primarily composed of the same two materials: a fibrous chitin network and a matrix composed of cuticle proteins. Various factors contribute to the mechanical and optical properties of an insect or arthropod cuticle including the thickness and composition. In this paper, we also identified another factor that may contribute to the optical, surface, and mechanical properties of a cuticle, i.e. the organization of chitin nanofibers and chitin fiber bundles. Self-assembled chitin nanofibers serve as the foundation for all higher order chitin structures in the cuticles of insects and other arthropods via interactions with structural cuticle proteins. Using a technique that enables the characterization of chitin organization in the cuticle of intact insects and arthropod exoskeletons, we demonstrate a structure/function correlation of chitin organization with larger scale anatomical structures. The chitin scaffolds in cuticles display an extraordinarily diverse set of morphologies that may reflect specific mechanical or physical properties. After removal of the proteinaceous and mineral matrix of a cuticle, we observe using SEM diverse nanoscale and micro scale organization of in-situ chitin in the wing, head, eye, leg, and dorsal and ventral thoracic regions of the periodical cicada Magicicada septendecim and in other insects and arthropods. The organization of chitin also appears to have a significant role in the organization of nanoscale surface structures. While microscale bristles and hairs have long been known to be chitin based materials formed as cellular extensions, we have found a nanostructured layer of chitin in the cuticle of the wing of the dog day annual cicada Tibicen tibicens, which may be the scaffold for the nanocone arrays found on the wing. We also use this process to examine the chitin organizations in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, and the Atlantic brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus aztecus. Interestingly many of the homologous anatomical structures from diverse arthropods exhibit similar patterns of chitin organization suggesting that a common set of parameters, govern chitin organization.     

Paddling mode of forward flight in insects

By analyzing high-speed video of the fruit fly, we discover a swimminglike mode of forward flight characterized by paddling wing motions. We develop a new aerodynamic analysis procedure to show that these insects generate drag-based thrust by slicing their wings forward at low angle of attack and pushing backwards at a higher angle. Reduced-order models and simulations reveal that the law for flight speed is determined by these wing motions but is insensitive to material properties of the fluid. Thus, paddling is as effective in air as in water and represents a common strategy for propulsion through aquatic and aerial environments.     

Visualization of flapping wing of the drone beetle

Investigation of flapping wings of insect are focused on low Reynolds number effect and the unsteady aerodynamic properties. Interaction between flapping wing of insects and the air flow became one of important and fundamental research topics in micro air vehicle. The present work is aim to investigate the flow behavior of flapping wings of tethered scarab beetle. The generation mechanisms of velocity field and vortex formation are visualized with smoke-wire method. Tethered flight of the drone beetle shows the motion with elastic deformation of flapping wing. Measured flapping frequency is about 71 Hz and its frequency is higher than for dragonfly and butterfly. Beetle decreases negative lift by feathering motion in the upstroke process and increase positive lift by effect of wake capture in the downstroke process.     

Quantification of wing and body kinematics in connection to torque generation during damselfly yaw turn

This study provides accurate measurements of the wing and body kinematics of three different species of damselflies in free yaw turn flights. The yaw turn is characterized by a short acceleration phase which is immediately followed by an elongated deceleration phase. Most of the heading change takes place during the latter stage of the flight. Our observations showed that yaw turns are executed via drastic rather than subtle changes in the kinematics of all four wings. The motion of the inner and outer wings were found to be strongly linked through their orientation as well as their velocities with the inner wings moving faster than the outer wings. By controlling the pitch angle and wing velocity, a damselfly adjusts the angle of attack. The wing angle of attack exerted the strongest influence on the yaw torque, followed by the flapping and deviation velocities of the wings. Moreover, no evidence of active generation of counter torque was found in the flight data implying that deceleration and stopping of the maneuver is dominated by passive damping. The systematic analysis carried out on the free flight data advances our understanding of the mechanisms by which these insects achieve their observed maneuverability. In addition, the inspiration drawn from this study can be employed in the design of low frequency flapping wing micro air vehicles (MAV’s).     

弹性拍翼悬停时的流固耦合效应

自然界中的昆虫和鸟类大都采用拍翼飞行的策略，其优越的气动表现使拍动飞行方式备受关注.值得注意的是，拍动飞行昆虫和鸟类在实现高机动性的同时，产生的噪音并不十分显著.因此，对拍翼飞行的流固声耦合问题进行研究，揭示其飞行动力学和声学特性，对于应用这类飞行技术具有重要的指导意义.文章采用一种浸入边界法对拍翼悬停时的流固声耦合问题进行数值模拟研究.具体针对刚性拍翼和不同刚度、质量比的柔性拍翼进行了数值模拟，分析了拍翼刚度和质量比对拍翼悬停时的升力和声学特性的影响.结果表明拍翼的转动能有效增加升力，提高效率并降低拍翼运动产生的声音；同时悬停拍翼的近场声受涡的影响明显，尤其是在较大的转动角度时；引入适当的弹性可有效提高拍翼在悬停时的气动表现，包括提高升力系数和效率；综合考虑气动和声学表现，可以看出当无量纲拍动频率在0.3~0.4时，低质量的拍翼（拍翼-流体质量比为1.0）产生的声音较小，同时又具备较高的效率.      

基于N-S方程的支撑机翼高亚声速气动外型设计

相对常规悬臂梁布局飞机，支撑机翼飞机允许有更大的展弦比、更薄的机翼及较小的后掠角，从而可以减小诱导阻力、波阻，并增加层流范围，是未来飞机的一个可供选择方案.文章基于N-S方程对高亚声速支撑机翼构型进行了气动外型设计，在巡航Mach数为0.7，设计升力系数为0.6的条件下，支撑机翼构型相对无支撑构型升阻比仅减小6.3%，而初始无支撑翼身组合体构型相较常规悬臂梁翼身组合体构型最大升阻比提高了约35%，设计结果表明支撑机翼构型是可明显提高飞行性能的未来高亚声速飞机的一种新型外型.文章也对支撑外型、位置参数及机翼内翼下翼面外型修型对支撑机翼构型的干扰影响进行了研究，研究结果表明:支撑上翼面外型、支撑弦长、相对厚度、展向位置、扭转角分布及机翼下翼面外型对支撑机翼构型气动影响较大.      

Effect of forewing and hindwing interactions on aerodynamic forces and power in hovering dragonfly flight

Dragonflies are four-winged insects that have the ability to control aerodynamic performance by modulating the phase lag (phi) between forewings and hindwings. We film the wing motion of a tethered dragonfly and compute the aerodynamic force and power as a function of the phase. We find that the out-of-phase motion as seen in steady hovering uses nearly minimal power to generate the required force to balance the weight, and the in-phase motion seen in takeoffs provides an additional force to accelerate. We explain the main hydrodynamic interaction that causes this phase dependence.     

Optimizing and assessing the performance of an algorithm that cross-correlates acquired acoustic emissions from internally feeding larvae to count infested wheat kernels in grain samples

An algorithm was developed with optimizable parameters to match sounds from individual insects in grain by cross-correlating signals from an acoustic sensor array. The algorithm was optimized in a series of trials conducted in the sample chamber of an Acoustic Location ‘Fingerprinting’ Insect Detector (ALFID). The sample chamber was filled with uninfested wheat, except for a single kernel, which was infested with an immature rice weevil. This kernel was placed at a known location in the sample chamber. With analysis parameters optimized, the algorithm successfully detected the single insect in 100% of the trials. The algorithm's capability to count multiple insects was assessed by combining signals in data files collected from single insects into a set that represented sounds from a pair of insects. In these analyses, the algorithm correctly detected the two insects in 100% of combinations three sensor spacings apart, 100% of combinations two sensor spacings apart, and 70% of combinations one sensor spacing apart. Based on these results and the dimensions of the ALFID sampling chamber, the algorithm has a 90% probability of identifying two randomly located insects producing sounds in a wheat sample.     

Investigation of insect morphology by MRI: assessment of spatial and temporal resolution

Classically, the investigation of the internal morphology of insects relies on histologic methods, e.g., the preparation of thin tissue sections. However, the preparation of serial sections is time consuming and means the irreversible loss of the animal. In the present investigation, we have analyzed the potential of NMR imaging as a tool for the morphologic classification of insects with sufficient spatial resolution. With a 512 matrix, 15 mm FOV, 200 microm slice thickness, images with an in-plane spatial resolution of 30 microm are obtained with a signal-to-noise ratio of 70. These conditions require only seven averages, resulting in an experimental time of only 50 min. Such image quality already permits the differentiation of fine structural and morphologic details such as e.g., intestinal tracts and copulation organ in a beetle. Also, wing controlling dorsal muscle groups as well as leg structures and joints are clearly distinguishable. We conclude that the spatial resolution and contrast condition of MR imaging are quite promising for the new approach of zoological insect classification using NMR imaging. Further principally available technical enhancement of sensitivity and spatial resolution will provide an attractive alternative to invasive techniques for the classification of, sometimes, rare and precious insect specimen.     

翼梢侧向喷流干扰特性数值模拟

当弹体表面安装喷管时,在喷管迎风条件下往往出现不利的侧向喷流干扰,翼梢安装喷管能减弱这种不利干扰.采用有限体积离散方法求解N-S方程,研究了旋成体-边条翼-舵组合体翼梢安装喷管的侧向喷流干扰特性和规律.分析了干扰流场结构和喷流干扰因子随Mach数、攻角、飞行高度等参数的变化特性.研究结果表明:翼梢喷流干扰形成了非常复杂的流场结构,虽然翼梢喷流远离弹体,仍对弹体、翼、舵上的载荷产生明显影响,在不同飞行条件下干扰范围和强度明显不同.喷流气动干扰因子规律复杂并呈非线性变化,干扰因子大于0.5的范围明显增加,有效增加了喷流控制使用范围.但在某些条件下仍然出现较大负值,产生严重不利干扰现象.