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Computational research of biomimetic flight in unsteady environments with the aid of machine learning

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K13693
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 19010:Fluid engineering-related
Research InstitutionTokyo Institute of Technology (2020)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (2018-2019)

Principal Investigator

Kolomenskiy Dmitry  東京工業大学, 学術国際情報センター, 特任准教授 (00813924)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsinsect flight / bio-inspired flight / HPC / machine learning
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project focused on high-performance computing in combination with data-driven modelling to explore flapping flight. From the standpoint of fluid-structure interaction of flexible elements, a low-order spring-damper model of the wing hinge has been constructed upon micro-CT and in-flight measurements (Kolomenskiy et al. 2019, J Fluids Struct 91:102628) and a mass-spring model of wing deformation has been developed (Truong et al. 2020, Comput Fluids 200:104426) and fitted with static bending data (Truong et al. 2021, Bioinspir Biomim, under review). A reduced-order model has been proposed (Chen et al 2018, Phys Rev Fluids 3:114703) to explain the leading-edge vortices. A data-driven aerodynamic model has been developed for controller design and trimmed state search (Cai et al 2021, J Fluid Mech 915:A114). The aerodynamics of tiny bristled wings has been addressed (Farisenkov et al 2020, Exp Fluids 61:194).

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

Quantitative analyses of the aerodynamic and aeroelastic mechanisms of flapping flight have improved our understanding of the morphological diversity of insects. The knowledge and tools developed in this project will serve to construct insect-inspired micro aerial vehicles.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (24 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 8 results,  Peer Reviewed: 9 results,  Open Access: 6 results) Presentation (15 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 6 results)

  • [Journal Article] A CFD data-driven aerodynamic model for fast and precise prediction of flapping aerodynamics in various flight velocities2021

    • Author(s)
      Cai Xuefei、Kolomenskiy Dmitry、Nakata Toshiyuki、Liu Hao
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Fluid Mechanics

      Volume: 915

    • DOI

      10.1017/jfm.2021.68

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Aerodynamic performance of a bristled wing of a very small insect2020

    • Author(s)
      Kolomenskiy Dmitry、Farisenkov Sergey、Engels Thomas、Lapina Nadezhda、Petrov Pyotr、Lehmann Fritz-Olaf、Onishi Ryo、Liu Hao、Polilov Alexey
    • Journal Title

      Experiments in Fluids

      Volume: 61 Issue: 9 Pages: 194-194

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00348-020-03027-0

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Influence of wing flexibility on the aerodynamic performance of a tethered flapping bumblebee2020

    • Author(s)
      Truong Hung、Engels Thomas、Kolomenskiy Dmitry、Schneider Kai
    • Journal Title

      Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters

      Volume: 10 Issue: 6 Pages: 382-389

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.taml.2020.01.056

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A mass-spring fluid-structure interaction solver: Application to flexible revolving wings2020

    • Author(s)
      Truong Hung、Engels Thomas、Kolomenskiy Dmitry、Schneider Kai
    • Journal Title

      Computers & Fluids

      Volume: 200 Pages: 104426-104426

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.compfluid.2020.104426

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The dynamics of passive feathering rotation in hovering flight of bumblebees2019

    • Author(s)
      Kolomenskiy Dmitry、Ravi Sridhar、Xu Ru、Ueyama Kohei、Jakobi Timothy、Engels Thomas、Nakata Toshiyuki、Sesterhenn Joern、Schneider Kai、Onishi Ryo、Liu Hao
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Fluids and Structures

      Volume: 91 Pages: 102628-102628

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2019.03.021

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Wing Morphology and Inertial Properties of Bumblebees2019

    • Author(s)
      Kolomenskiy Dmitry、Ravi Sridhar、Xu Ru、Ueyama Kohei、Jakobi Timothy、Engels Thomas、Nakata Toshiyuki、Sesterhenn Joern、Farge Marie、Schneider Kai、Onishi Ryo、Liu Hao
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Aero Aqua Bio-mechanisms

      Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 41-47

    • DOI

      10.5226/jabmech.8.41

    • NAID

      130007664945

    • ISSN
      2185-1522
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Impact of turbulence on flying insects in tethered and free flight: High-resolution numerical experiments2019

    • Author(s)
      Engels Thomas、Kolomenskiy Dmitry、Schneider Kai、Farge Marie、Lehmann Fritz-Olaf、Sesterhenn Joern
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Fluids

      Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Pages: 013103-013103

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevfluids.4.013103

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Versatile reduced-order model of leading-edge vortices on rotary wings2018

    • Author(s)
      Chen Di、Kolomenskiy Dmitry、Onishi Ryo、Liu Hao
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Fluids

      Volume: 3 Issue: 11 Pages: 114703-114703

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevfluids.3.114703

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Bees with attitude: the effects of directed gusts on flight trajectories2018

    • Author(s)
      Jakobi Timothy、Kolomenskiy Dmitry、Ikeda Teruaki、Watkins Simon、Fisher Alex、Liu Hao、Ravi Sridhar
    • Journal Title

      Biology Open

      Volume: 7

    • DOI

      10.1242/bio.034074

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Flow Dynamics and Flight of the Smallest Featherwing Beetles2020

    • Author(s)
      Kolomenskiy Dmitry、Farisenkov Sergey、Engels Thomas、Lapina Nadezhda、Petrov Pyotr、Lehmann Fritz-Olaf、Onishi Ryo、Liu Hao、Polilov Alexey
    • Organizer
      , The 17th International Conference on Flow Dynamics (ICFD2020), Sendai, Miyagi (online)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of a Small Beetle2020

    • Author(s)
      Kolomenskiy Dmitry、Farisenkov Sergey、Engels Thomas、Lapina Nadezhda、Petrov Pyotr、Lehmann Fritz-Olaf、Onishi Ryo、Liu Hao、Polilov Alexey
    • Organizer
      The 34rd Computational Fluid Dynamics Symposium, 2020/12/21, online
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fluid-structure interaction and dynamics of bumblebee flight2019

    • Author(s)
      Dmitry Kolomenskiy
    • Organizer
      Fujii-Tatsukawa Lab Seminar, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo Japan
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Numerical modelling of flapping flight using a spectral method with volume penalization2019

    • Author(s)
      Dmitry Kolomenskiy
    • Organizer
      ICRC Special Seminar, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Insect flight: reverse engineering and biomimetic design2019

    • Author(s)
      Dmitry Kolomenskiy
    • Organizer
      Seminar of the Center for Design, Manufacturing, and Materials, Skoltech, Moscow, Russia
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Computer modelling of the flight of a bumblebee2019

    • Author(s)
      Dmitry Kolomenskiy
    • Organizer
      Mathematics of Fluid Motion III: Theory and Computation, KIAS, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Numerical simulation of insect flight with flexible wings using a mass-spring fluid-interaction solver2019

    • Author(s)
      Kai Schneider, Hung Truong, Thomas Engels, Dmitry Kolomenskiy
    • Organizer
      72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Seattle, WA USA
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Wavelet-based adaptive simulations of flapping insects2019

    • Author(s)
      Thomas Engels, Kai Schneider, Julius Reiss, Marie Farge, Dmitry Kolomenskiy
    • Organizer
      72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Seattle, WA USA
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Numerical Modelling of Flapping Flight using a Spectral Method with Volume Penalization2018

    • Author(s)
      Dmitry Kolomenskiy
    • Organizer
      ICRC Special Seminar, Chiba University, Japan
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Bumblebee in Flight and in Digit2018

    • Author(s)
      Dmitry Kolomenskiy
    • Organizer
      Seminaire PMMH, ESPCI Paris, France
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] The Dynamics of Bumblebee Wing Pitching Rotation2018

    • Author(s)
      Dmitry Kolomenskiy, Sridhar Ravi, Ru Xu, Kohei Ueyama, Timothy Jakobi, Thomas Engels, Toshiyuki Nakata, Joern Sesterhenn, Marie Farge, Kai Schneider, Ryo Onishi, Hao Liu
    • Organizer
      7th International Symposium on Aero-aqua Bio-Mechanisms (ISABMEC2018), Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Dynamics of Bumblebee Wing Pitching Motion2018

    • Author(s)
      Dmitry Kolomenskiy, Sridhar Ravi, Ru Xu, Kohei Ueyama, Timothy Jakobi, Thomas Engels, Toshiyuki Nakata, Joern Sesterhenn, Marie Farge, Kai Schneider, Ryo Onishi, Hao Liu
    • Organizer
      8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Dynamics of Bumblebee Wing Pitching Rotation: Measurement and Modelling2018

    • Author(s)
      Dmitry Kolomenskiy, Sridhar Ravi, Ru Xu, Kohei Ueyama, Timothy Jakobi, Thomas Engels, Toshiyuki Nakata, Joern Sesterhenn, Marie Farge, Kai Schneider, Ryo Onishi, Hao Liu
    • Organizer
      IUTAM Symposium on Critical flow dynamics involving moving/deformable structures with design applications, Santorini island, Greece
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Estimate Strength and Trajectory of Leading-Edge Vortex: a Universal Analytical Model2018

    • Author(s)
      Di Chen, Dmitry Kolomenskiy, Hao Liu
    • Organizer
      APS-DFD, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of Passive Rotation of Flapping Wings2018

    • Author(s)
      Dmitry Kolomenskiy
    • Organizer
      Workshop on “Perspectives in biofluid mechanics”, RIMS, Kyoto University
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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