Dynamics of escaping flight initiations of Drosophila melanogaster.

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2nd IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. 2008;. doi: 10.1109/BIOROB.2008.4762921

Dynamics of escaping flight initiations of Drosophila melanogaster. Card Lab

Zabalax FA, Card GM, Fontaine EI, Murray RM, Dickinson MH

Note: Research in this publication was not performed at Janelia.

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We present a reconstruction of the dynamics of flight initiation from kinematic data extracted from high-speed video recordings of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The dichotomy observed in this insect’s flight initiation sequences, generated by the presence or absence of visual stimuli, clearly generates two contrasting sets of dynamics once the flies become airborne. By calculating reaction forces and moments using the unconstrained motion formulation for a rigid body, we assess the fly’s responses amidst these two dynamic patterns as a step towards refining our understanding of insect flight control.

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Dynamics of escaping flight initiations of Drosophila melanogaster.

Note: Research in this publication was not performed at Janelia.

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