{"id":128400,"date":"2022-05-17T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//?p=128400"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:42:05","slug":"aerodynamics-of-perching-birds-could-inform-aircraft-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//aerodynamics-of-perching-birds-could-inform-aircraft-design/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//","title":{"rendered":"Aerodynamics of Perching Birds Could Inform Aircraft Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have ever watched a bird land on a tree branch, you may have noticed that it rapidly pitches its wings upward at a high angle to execute a smooth landing. However, for some birds, they land by folding their wings as they perch instead, creating a sweeping motion as they decelerate.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/n<p>To uncover the mystery behind these differences in motion, a team of researchers in the 麻豆原创 <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//mae.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/">Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//a> studied the aerodynamics of bird perching maneuvers and their implications for aircraft design. The researchers/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u2019 findings were recently published in <em>Physical Review Fluids</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//em>, and it was highlighted in this prestigious journal as an /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u201cEditor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u2019s Suggestion./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u201d Their paper also featured in <em><a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//physics.aps.org/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//articles/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//v15/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//s47/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/">Physics</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//a></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//em>, the online magazine from the American Physical Society.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/n<p>The team, led by <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//aerospace-engineering-phd/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/">aerospace engineering doctoral student</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//a> Dibya Raj Adhikari, found that the sweeping motion, which changes the shape of a bird/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u2019s wing, increases lift and allows for better control of aerodynamic forces during a landing.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u201cA complete understanding of this perching maneuver would help to quantify the performance of the natural flyers and aid in the design of safer aircraft,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u201d Adhikari says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u201cThis perching maneuver also allows the birds to land smoothly within a short distance. 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simulate the motion of bird wings, the team used aluminum plates that they pushed through a tank of water containing silver-coated glass spheres. A rectangular plate was used to mimic a straight wing while a tapered plate was used to mimic a folded wing. The plates were moved at a constant speed for a few seconds, then tilted and shifted toward the tank wall during deceleration to imitate a bird pitching and heaving its wings as it lands.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/n<p>The researchers found that the swept-wing motion stabilized the leading-edge vortex, one of the main mechanisms that enhance lift. This stabilization ultimately leads to a better landing in birds /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u2014 and potentially in aircraft.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/n<p>Adhikari worked on this research under the guidance of Assistant Professor Samik Bhattacharya, whose previous work attracted him to 麻豆原创.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u201cDuring my master/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u2019s, I worked on a bio-inspired flight using experimental techniques,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u201d Adhikari says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u201cI wanted to explore more in this field, and I found Samik Bhattacharya doing a similar kind of research here at 麻豆原创./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/n<p>Adhikari now works for Bhattacharya in the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//mae.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//Efml/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400/">Experimental Fluid Mechanics Lab</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/128400//a>. 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