Research Article

Numerical Study of the Aerodynamics of a Hovering Hummingbird’s Wing with Dynamic Morphing

Table 2

Time-averaged values of the horizontal force, vertical force, and power coefficients during the different stroke phases and the corresponding aerodynamic efficiency.


A stroke cycle0.160.810.691.17
Downstroke0.661.261.181.07
Upstroke0.340.360.201.80
The ratio1.943.505.900.60