Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight RJ Bomphrey, T Nakata, N Phillips, SM Walker Nature 544 (7648), 92-95, 2017 | 262 | 2017 |
A fluid–structure interaction model of insect flight with flexible wings T Nakata, H Liu Journal of Computational Physics 231 (4), 1822-1847, 2012 | 259 | 2012 |
Aerodynamic performance of a hovering hawkmoth with flexible wings: a computational approach T Nakata, H Liu Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279 (1729), 722-731, 2012 | 239 | 2012 |
Aerodynamics of a bio-inspired flexible flapping-wing micro air vehicle T Nakata, H Liu, Y Tanaka, N Nishihashi, X Wang, A Sato Bioinspiration & biomimetics 6 (4), 045002, 2011 | 196 | 2011 |
Flight of the dragonflies and damselflies RJ Bomphrey, T Nakata, P Henningsson, HT Lin Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 371 …, 2016 | 149 | 2016 |
Owl-inspired leading-edge serrations play a crucial role in aerodynamic force production and sound suppression C Rao, T Ikeda, T Nakata, H Liu Bioinspiration & biomimetics 12 (4), 046008, 2017 | 109 | 2017 |
Enhanced flight performance by genetic manipulation of wing shape in Drosophila RP Ray, T Nakata, P Henningsson, RJ Bomphrey Nature communications 7 (1), 10851, 2016 | 96 | 2016 |
A CFD-informed quasi-steady model of flapping-wing aerodynamics T Nakata, H Liu, RJ Bomphrey Journal of fluid mechanics 783, 323-343, 2015 | 96 | 2015 |
Aerodynamic imaging by mosquitoes inspires a surface detector for autonomous flying vehicles T Nakata, N Phillips, P Simões, IJ Russell, JA Cheney, SM Walker, ... Science 368 (6491), 634-637, 2020 | 63 | 2020 |
Micro air vehicle-motivated computational biomechanics in bio-flights: aerodynamics, flight dynamics and maneuvering stability H Liu, T Nakata, N Gao, M Maeda, H Aono, W Shyy Acta Mechanica Sinica 26 (6), 863-879, 2010 | 54 | 2010 |
Unsteady bio-fluid dynamics in flying and swimming H Liu, D Kolomenskiy, T Nakata, G Li Acta Mechanica Sinica 33, 663-684, 2017 | 51 | 2017 |
The complex aerodynamic footprint of desert locusts revealed by large-volume tomographic particle image velocimetry P Henningsson, D Michaelis, T Nakata, D Schanz, R Geisler, A Schröder, ... Journal of the Royal Society Interface 12 (108), 20150119, 2015 | 47 | 2015 |
Breeding phenology and winter activity predict subsequent breeding success in a trans-global migratory seabird A Shoji, S Aris-Brosou, A Culina, A Fayet, H Kirk, O Padget, ... Biology Letters 11 (10), 20150671, 2015 | 45 | 2015 |
Quantifying the dynamic wing morphing of hovering hummingbird M Maeda, T Nakata, I Kitamura, H Tanaka, H Liu Royal Society open science 4 (9), 170307, 2017 | 41 | 2017 |
The dynamics of passive feathering rotation in hovering flight of bumblebees D Kolomenskiy, S Ravi, R Xu, K Ueyama, T Jakobi, T Engels, T Nakata, ... Journal of Fluids and Structures 91, 102628, 2019 | 40 | 2019 |
Development of bio-inspired low-noise propeller for a drone R Noda, T Nakata, T Ikeda, D Chen, Y Yoshinaga, K Ishibashi, C Rao, ... Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 30 (3), 337-343, 2018 | 36 | 2018 |
Morphology effects of leading-edge serrations on aerodynamic force production: An integrated study using PIV and force measurements T Ikeda, T Ueda, T Nakata, R Noda, H Tanaka, T Fujii, H Liu Journal of Bionic Engineering 15, 661-672, 2018 | 35 | 2018 |
Effects of wing deformation on aerodynamic performance of a revolving insect wing R Noda, T Nakata, H Liu Acta Mechanica Sinica 30, 819-827, 2014 | 33 | 2014 |
Forewings match the formation of leading-edge vortices and dominate aerodynamic force production in revolving insect wings D Chen, D Kolomenskiy, T Nakata, H Liu Bioinspiration & biomimetics 13 (1), 016009, 2017 | 27 | 2017 |
Recent R&D technologies and future prospective of flying robot in tough robotics challenge K Nonami, K Hoshiba, K Nakadai, M Kumon, HG Okuno, Y Tanabe, ... Disaster Robotics: Results from the ImPACT Tough Robotics Challenge, 77-142, 2019 | 22 | 2019 |