The Dynamics of Non-Equilibrium Gliding in Flying Snakes
This dissertation addresses the question, how and why do 'flying' snakes (Chrysopelea) undulate through the air? Instead of deploying paired wings or wing-like surfaces, flying snakes jump, splay their ribs into a bluff-body airfoil, and undulate through the air. Aerial undulation is the d...
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Virginia Tech
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82493 |