自古以来人们就幻想像鸟儿一样飞行,但是最后真正飞上天空的是原理差异颇大的飞机——因为,鸟儿和其他动物的飞行,比我们以为的更复杂。
依兰诺·鲁兹(Eleanor Lutz)拥有一个生物学学位,曾经在实验室里教蚊子走迷宫,利用Matlab绘制蚊子的行动轨迹。后来她成为了一个艺术家,用类似的技术来绘制动物飞行时翅膀的扇动。
(编辑:Ent)
参考资料:
- Bats in Slow Motion 2 by the Cranbrook Institute of Science.
- Life in the Undergrowth by David Attenborough. Geese taking flight by Edward Tufte.
- Hummingbird in slow motion by Masateru Maeda, Chiba University.
- Moth feeding from a flower by the Riffell Lab, University of Washington.