M. Jankauski

Structural Dynamics of Real and Modeled Solanum Stamens: Implications for Pollen Ejection by Buzzing Bees

The paper analyzes the structural dynamics of Solanum stamens and models how bee weight affects vibration modes to enhance pollen ejection through floral buzzing.

Carpenter Bee Thorax Vibration and Force Generation Inform Pollen Release Mechanisms During Floral Buzzing

This study quantifies the forces and kinematics of carpenter bee thorax vibrations during floral buzzing, revealing their role in pollen release from poricidal anthers.

Investigation of Chordwise Functionally Graded Flexural Rigidity in Flapping Wings Using a Two-Dimensional Pitch-Plunge Model

This paper develops a 2D model to study how flexural rigidity gradients in insect wings affect flight performance, finding an optimal rigidity distribution that enhances lift and reduces power consumption.

The flying insect thoracic cuticle is heterogenous in structure and in thickness-dependent modulus gradation

This study examines the structural and material properties of thoracic cuticle in flying insects, finding differences between species and flight muscle types.

Reduced-Order Modeling and the Physics Governing Flapping Wing Fluid-Structure Interaction

The paper develops a reduced-order model for flapping wing fluid-structure interaction, showing it predicts wingtip deflection much faster than high-fidelity models while maintaining accuracy.

Reconstructing Full-Field Flapping Wing Dynamics from Sparse Measurements

This paper develops a physics-based method to reconstruct full-field wing deformation from sparse measurements in flying insects, achieving up to 30% strain reconstruction error.

Flapping at Resonance: Measuring the Frequency Response of the Hymenoptera Thorax

This study measures the fundamental frequency of Hymenoptera thoraxes using vibration testing and finds that thorax fundamental frequencies are higher than wingbeat frequencies, suggesting insects may flap at their thorax's fundamental frequency.