Biological Fluid Dynamics: Flapping

Presentations

• Stability Criteria for Flapping Flight

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 8:00 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 8:13 AM

  Publication: Owen Wetherbee and Z. Jane Wang, 'Discovery of Stable Flapping Flight and New Stability Criteria', to be submitted Aug, 2025.

  Presenters

  • Z Jane Wang

    Cornell University

  Authors

  • Z Jane Wang

    Cornell University

  • Owen Wetherbee

    Cornell University

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• Quasi-steady aerodynamics predicts the dynamics of flapping locomotion

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 8:13 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 8:26 AM

  Publication: Preprint: "Quasi-steady aerodynamics predicts the dynamics of flapping locomotion." To be submitted to the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

  Presenters

  • Olivia Pomerenk

    Brown University

  Authors

  • Olivia Pomerenk

    Brown University

  • Leif Ristroph

    New York University (NYU)

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• Data-driven Discovery and Formulation Refines the Quasi-steady Model of Flapping-Wing Aerodynamics for Free-Flight

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 8:26 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 8:39 AM

  Publication: Yu Kamimizu, Hao Liu, and Toshiyuki Nakata, "Data-driven Discovery and Formulation Refines the Quasi-steady Model of Flapping-Wing Aerodynamics for Free-Flight." (planned paper)

  Presenters

  • Yu Kamimizu

    Chiba University

  Authors

  • Yu Kamimizu

    Chiba University

  • Hao Liu

    Chiba University

  • Toshiyuki Nakata

    Chiba University

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• Optimal 2D Flapping Maneuvers for Efficient Hovering.

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 8:39 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 8:52 AM

  Presenters

  • Xuanhong An

    Kent State University

  Authors

  • Xuanhong An

    Kent State University

  • Daniel Floryan

    University of Houston

  • Devendra Neupane

    Kent State University

  • Clancy W Rowley

    Princeton, Princeton University

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• Active and Passive Damping Effects During Hummingbird Escape Maneuvers

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 8:52 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 9:05 AM

  Presenters

  • Griffin Hyde

    Vanderbilt University

  Authors

  • Griffin Hyde

    Vanderbilt University

  • Bo Cheng

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Bret W Tobalske

    University of Montana

  • Haoxiang Luo

    Vanderbilt University

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• Aerodynamics of Flight with Feathered Wings - Insights via Experiments and Computational Models

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 9:05 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 9:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Zhitong Lin

    Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Zhitong Lin

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Jung-Hee Seo

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Tyson L Hedrick

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Vrishank Raghav

    Auburn University

  • Rajat Mittal

    Johns Hopkins University

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• How Wingbeat Kinematics Affect the Wake Structure of a Flapping Wing Robot

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 9:18 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 9:31 AM

  Presenters

  • Rónán Gissler

    Brown University

  Authors

  • Rónán Gissler

    Brown University

  • Alexandre Waultre

    CentraleSupélec

  • Jeremy Bergman

    Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

  • Kenneth S Breuer

    Center for Fluid Mechanics, Brown University

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• From Coherence to Bursting: Ensemble Modal Analysis of LEVs on a Six-Axis Robotic Flapper

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 9:31 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 9:44 AM

  Presenters

  • Yekaterina Goodwin

    Imperial College London

  Authors

  • Yekaterina Goodwin

    Imperial College London

  • Georgios Rigas

    Imperial College London

  • Jonathan F Morrison

    Imperial College London

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• Flapping dynamics of a compliant membrane in a uniform incoming flow

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 9:44 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 9:57 AM

  Presenters

  • Chengyao Zhang

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

  Authors

  • Chengyao Zhang

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

  • Ankang Gao

    University of Science and Technology of China

  • Xiaojue Zhu

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

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• Role of flexibility in determining vortex interactions and wake dynamics of flapping flexible foil

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 9:57 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 10:10 AM

  Presenters

  • Sachin Y Shinde

    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT)

  Authors

  • Sachin Y Shinde

    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT)

  • Sarthak K Patel

    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT)

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• Numerical Study of Yaw Control in Rajiform Swimmers for Batoid-Inspired AUV Guidance

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 10:10 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 10:23 AM

  Presenters

  • Rohit Nuli

    University of Minnesota

  Authors

  • Rohit Nuli

    University of Minnesota

  • Ming Li

    University of Minnesota

  • Sung Goon Park

    Seoul National University of Science and Technology

  • Lian Shen

    University of Minnesota

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• Don't be a Drag: Investigating Fluid Forces on Manta Ray Models Near a Free Surface

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 10:23 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 10:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Ben Darden

    Virginia Tech

  Authors

  • Ben Darden

    Virginia Tech

  • Christine Gilbert

    Virginia Tech

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• Evaluating Shark Skin-Inspired Denticle and Riblets for Thrust Generation in Flapping Fins

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 10:36 AM – Nov. 24, 2025, 10:49 AM

  Presenters

  • Marshall Graybill

    University of Colorado Boulder

  Authors

  • Marshall Graybill

    University of Colorado Boulder

  • Nicole Wang Xu

    University of Colorado Boulder

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