Tuesday, November 26, 2013 
8:00AM - 8:13AM 
 
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M17.00001: Understanding the energy economy of a batoid-inspired flexible fin 
Florian H.J. Bremer, Stefano Chiazza, Alexander J. Smits
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 
8:13AM - 8:26AM 
 
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M17.00002: The effect of aspect ratio on the generation of lift and drag of a compliant membrane flapping wing 
Cosima Schunk, Kristen Michaelson, Tristan Paine, Sharon M. Swartz, Kenneth S. Breuer
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 
8:26AM - 8:39AM 
 
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M17.00003: Deconstructing the Essential Elements of Bat Flight 
Danesh Tafti, Kamal Viswanath, Nagendra Krishnamurthy
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 
8:39AM - 8:52AM 
 
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M17.00004: Lift and thrust generation by a butterfly-like 3D flapping wing model 
Kosuke Suzuki, Takaji Inamuro
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 
8:52AM - 9:05AM 
 
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M17.00005: A Simple Analytical Model for Batoid Wake topology and Propulsive Forces 
Pablo Valdivia y Alvarado, Karthik Srivatsa
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 
9:05AM - 9:18AM 
 
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M17.00006: Investigation into the Role of Dragonfly Wing Flexibility During Passive Wing Pitch Reversal 
Yousaf Bajwa, Ventress Williams, Yan Ren, Haibo Dong
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 
9:18AM - 9:31AM 
 
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M17.00007: Analysis of Dragonfly Take-off Mechanism: Initial Impulse Generated by Aerodynamic Forces 
Ruijie Zhu, Ayodeji Bode-Oke, Yan Ren, Haibo Dong
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 
9:31AM - 9:44AM 
 
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M17.00008: Force production of a hovering hummingbird 
Haoxiang Luo, Jialei Song, Tyson Hedrick
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 
9:44AM - 9:57AM 
 
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M17.00009: Investigation of sharp-turning mechanism of damselfly via motion kinematics and vortex dynamics 
Yu-Chen Tsai, Jing-Tang Yang
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 
9:57AM - 10:10AM 
 
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M17.00010: The mechanism of body rotation in the flapping flight of butterflies 
Yueh-Han Fei, Jing-Tang Yang
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