Understanding of Adaptive Capability in Insect Flight that Nonlinearly Interacts with Generated Flow-field by Using Robotic Biology

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25289062
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: SENDA Kei 京都大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (60206662)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): IIMA Makoto 広島大学, 大学院理学研究科, 准教授 (90312412) ; HIRAI Norio 大阪府立大学, 大学院生命環境科学研究科, 准教授 (70305655) ; YOKOYAMA Naoto 京都大学, 大学院工学研究科, 助教 (80512730)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 昆虫 / 飛翔 / 非線形相互作用 / 適応能力 / ロボテック・バイオロジー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A flapping flight of butterfly is an example of the motion intelligence, which emerges the flight by interactions of the nervous system, body, and environment. The objective of this study is to unveil the mechanism of the motion intelligence. This study approaches it by the biological analysis through experimental observations of living butterflies, by the robotic biology approach, by the synthetic approach with numerical models, and by systemic approach. The models clarify effects of vortices and flexibility of wings, maneuverability, detailed structure of flow, etc.

Free Research Field

システム工学