Ground Effect in Flight. Birds, Fishes and High-Speed Vehicle.

High Speed Ground Transportation

The Flight of Birds Ii. Wing Function in Relation to Flight Speed

In a previous paper (Brown, 1948), the movements of the wing of a pigeon in slow flight were analysed. With the help of a new photographic technique further work on the flight movements at different forward velocities has been carried out. In this paper the analysis is extended with additional information obtained from normal cine-photography. Certain improvements and simplifications in the fla...

Future high speed in-vehicle PLC networks

This paper deals with power line communication in vehicle (PLC). PLC is a very promising communication solution in order to offer future in-vehicle applications without increasing wiring harnesses. We join recent additional measurements which have been carried out using modified indoor PLC modems. These PLC modems are based on the two main technologies, HomePLUG AV and HDPLC. Index Terms HomePL...

The Flight of Birds

In a previous paper (Brown, 1948), the movements of the wing of a pigeon in slow flight were analysed. With the help of a new photographic technique further work on the flight movements at different forward velocities has been carried out. In this paper the analysis is extended with additional information obtained from normal cine-photography. Certain improvements and simplifications in the fla...

Effects of Vehicle Speed on Flight Initiation by Turkey Vultures: Implications for Bird-Vehicle Collisions

The avoidance of motorized vehicles is a common challenge for birds in the modern world. Birds appear to rely on antipredator behaviors to avoid vehicles, but modern vehicles (automobiles and aircraft) are faster than natural predators. Thus, birds may be relatively ill-equipped, in terms of sensory capabilities and behaviors, to avoid vehicles. We examined the idea that birds may be unable to ...