Hummingbirds control turning velocity using body orientation and turning radius using asymmetrical wingbeat kinematics

Body saccades of Drosophila consist of stereotyped banked turns

(2015) F. T. Muijres et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Burst muscle performance predicts the speed, acceleration, and turning performance of Anna’s hummingbirds

(2015) Paolo S Segre et al.   eLife

Field Flight Dynamics of Hummingbirds during Territory Encroachment and Defense

(2015) Katherine M. Sholtis et al.   PLoS One

Pigeons produce aerodynamic torques through changes in wing trajectory during low speed aerial turns

(2014) I. G. Ros et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Hummingbird wing efficacy depends on aspect ratio and compares with helicopter rotors

(2014) J. W. Kruyt et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Flies Evade Looming Targets by Executing Rapid Visually Directed Banked Turns

(2014) F. T. Muijres et al.   SCIENCE

Wingbeat kinematics and motor control of yaw turns in Anna's hummingbirds (Calypte anna)

(2012) D. L. Altshuler et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Backward flight in hummingbirds employs unique kinematic adjustments and entails low metabolic cost

(2012) N. Sapir et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Lift force reduction due to body image of vortex for a hovering flight model

(2012) X. X. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS

Pigeons steer like helicopters and generate down- and upstroke lift during low speed turns

(2011) I. G. Ros et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Stroke-averaged lift forces due to vortex rings and their mutual interactions for a flapping flight model

(2010) X. X. WANG et al.   JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS

Automated hull reconstruction motion tracking (HRMT) applied to sideways maneuvers of free-flying insects

(2009) L. Ristroph et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Courtship dives of Anna's hummingbird offer insights into flight performance limits

(2009) C. J. Clark   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Wingbeat Time and the Scaling of Passive Rotational Damping in Flapping Flight

(2009) T. L. Hedrick et al.   SCIENCE

Software techniques for two- and three-dimensional kinematic measurements of biological and biomimetic systems

(2008) Tyson L Hedrick   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Kinematics of slow turn maneuvering in the fruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis

(2008) J. Iriarte-Diaz et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY