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<journal-id>International Journal of Aerospace and Lightweight Structures</journal-id>
<publication_date>2012</publication_date>
<volume>2</volume>
<issue>1</issue>
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<doi>10.3850/S2010428612000268</doi>
<article-title>The Measurements of Nanomechanical Properties and Vibration Modal Analysis of Dragonfly Wing</article-title>
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<author>Kuen Ting<sup>1</sup>, Kuen Tsan Chen<sup>2,a</sup>, Chien-Hao Huang<sup>2,b</sup> and Chin I. Kao<sup>3</sup></author>
<author-citation>Ting, Kuen; Chen, Tsan, Kuen; Huang, Chien-Hao; Kao, Chin I.</author-citation>

<aff><sup>1</sup>Graduate School of Engineering Technology, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology,
No. 300, Section 1, Wanshau Road, Gueishan Township, Taoyuan County, 33306, Taiwan.</aff>

<email><a href="mailto:kuenting@mail.lhu.edu.tw">kuenting@mail.lhu.edu.tw</a></email>

<aff><sup>2</sup>Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chung Hsing University 250,
Kuo Kuang Rd., Taichung City, 402, Taiwan.</aff>

<email><a href="mailto:ktchen@dragon.nchu.edu.tw"><sup>a</sup>ktchen@dragon.nchu.edu.tw</a></email>
<email><a href="mailto:poloco0815@hotmail.com"><sup>b</sup>poloco0815@hotmail.com</a></email>

<aff><sup>3</sup>Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology,
No. 300, Section 1,Wanshau Road, Gueishan Township,Taoyuan County, 33306, Taiwan.</aff>

<email><a href="mailto:jykao@mail.lhu.edu.tw">jykao@mail.lhu.edu.tw</a></email>

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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>The study of flapping mechanism of insect wing during flight can provide the important
information for the design of the micro aerial vehicle (MAV). The larger size of the dragonfly wing which increases the stiffness significantly in a lightweight structure has been
paid much attention in the past studies of the aerodynamics, deformation behaviors and
vibration analysis. In most of these studies the dragonfly wings were assumed as ahomogeneous material. In fact, the dragonfly wing is a nonhomogeneous material composed
of membrane, vein and pterostigma. Thus, the nanoindentational technique was used
to measure the nanomechanical properties locally such as hardness and elastic modulus
herein. To verify the availability of the measured properties, the vibration modal analysis
was also conducted by using the precise three-dimensional numerical model established
by inverse engineering. The results indicate the deformation of the dragonfly wing is
dominated by the vein structure to sustain the membrane light structure and support
the aerodynamic forces.</p><p><italic>Keywords: Dragonfly wing, Nanoindentation, Vibration modal analysis, Inverse
engineering.</italic></p>
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