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Chin. Phys. B, 2023, Vol. 32(4): 044703    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/aca201
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Quantitative analysis of the morphing wing mechanism of raptors: Morphing kinematics of Falco peregrinus wing

Di Tang(唐迪)1,†, Jinqi Che(车婧琦)1, Weijie Jin(金伟杰)1, Yahui Cui(崔亚辉)2, Zhongyong Fan(范忠勇)3, Yin Yang(杨茵)4, and Dawei Liu(刘大伟)4
1 College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China;
2 Affiliated HangZhou XiXi Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310023, China;
3 Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou 310014, China;
4 High Speed Aerodynamic Institute, China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, Mianyang 621000, China
Abstract  Raptors are getting more attention from researchers because of their excellent flight abilities. And the excellent wing morphing ability is critical for raptors to achieve high maneuvering flight, which can be a good bionic inspiration for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) design. However, morphing wing motions of Falco peregrinus with multi postures cannot be consulted since such a motion database was nonexistent. This study aimed to provide data reference for future research in wing morphing kinetics. We used the computed tomography (CT) approach to obtain nine critical postures of the Falco peregrinus wing skeleton, followed with motion analysis of each joint and bone. Based on the obtained motion database, a six-bar kinematic model was proposed to regenerate wing motions with a high fidelity.
Keywords:  raptor      wing morphing      skeletal mechanism      CT scans      six-bar model  
Received:  16 August 2022      Revised:  19 October 2022      Accepted manuscript online:  11 November 2022
PACS:  47.32.cd (Vortex stability and breakdown)  
  47.32.Ff (Separated flows)  
Fund: The work at ZJUT was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52175279, 52075489, and 51705459) and the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (Grant Nos. LY20E050022 and LGG20E050017).
Corresponding Authors:  Di Tang     E-mail:  tangdi@zjut.edu.cn

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Di Tang(唐迪), Jinqi Che(车婧琦), Weijie Jin(金伟杰), Yahui Cui(崔亚辉), Zhongyong Fan(范忠勇), Yin Yang(杨茵), and Dawei Liu(刘大伟) Quantitative analysis of the morphing wing mechanism of raptors: Morphing kinematics of Falco peregrinus wing 2023 Chin. Phys. B 32 044703

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