著者

Seiichi SUDO Koji TSUYUKI Junji TANI

出版者

The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

雑誌

JSME International Journal Series C Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing (ISSN:13447653)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.43, no.4, pp.895-900, 2000-12-15 (Released:2008-02-18)

参考文献数

11

被引用文献数

20 26

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This paper describes detailed wing morphology of some kinds of insects. The structural properties of dragonfly, fly, and mosquito wings were studied. Microscopic observations on the insect wings were examined with a scanning electron microscope. The surface roughness of the insect wings was measured by a three-dimensional, optical shape measuring system. The roughness distribution on the wing surface was presented for some kinds of insects. Some functional principles underlying insect wing design were revealed by the measurements of surface roughness and microscopic observations.