Publication

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Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1242799/hikaru-aono/

Books:

W. Shyy, H. Aono, C.K. Kang, H. Liu, An Introduction on Flapping Wing Aerodynamics, Cambridge University Press, June (2013), https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139583916

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles: Total 56  

(A) First or corresponding author (* indicates Aono lab's students)

1. K. Shimura*, C.K. Kang, H. Aono, An Experimental Study on Response and Control of a Flapping-wing Aerial Robot under Wind Gusts, Journal of Bionic Engineering, Vol. 21(1), pp. 209-223 (2023), https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42235-023-00426-x

2. S. Tsuchiya*, H. Aono, K. Asai, T. Nonomura, Y. Ozawa, M. Anyoji, N. Ando, C.K. Kang, J. Pohly, First Lift-off and Flight Performance of a Tailless Flapping-wing Aerial Robot in High-altitude Environments, Scientific Reports, Vol. 13, 8995 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36174-5 

3. S. Miyasaka*, C.K. Kang, H. Aono, Experimental Analyses of Aerodynamic Force Generation and Wing Motion Associated with a Single-motor-driven Butterfly-inspired Flapping-wing Robot, Sensors and Materials, Vol. 35(9), pp. 3097-3108 (2023), https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM4343

4. H. Aono, H. Fukumoto, Y. Abe, M. Sato, T. Nonomura, K. Fujii, Separated Flow Control of Small Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Blades Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators, Energies, Vol. 13(5), pp. 1218 (2020), https://doi.org/10.3390/en13051218 

5. H. Aono, T. Kimura, S. Honami, H. Ishikawa, Mechanisms of Drag Reduction Due to Flow Control around Circular Disk Using Coaxial Type Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuator at Low Reynolds Numbers, Fluid Dynamics Research,  Vol. 52, 015508 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1088/1873-7005/ab5a33  

6. H. Aono, K. Kondo, T. Nonomura, M. Anyoji, A. Oyama, K. Fujii, M. Yamamoto, Aerodynamics of Owl-like Wing Model at Low Reynolds Numbers, Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Vol. 63, pp. 8-17 (2020), https://doi.org/10.2322/tjsass.63.8 

7. H. Aono, S. Yamakawa, K. Iwamura, S. Honami, H. Ishikawa, Straight and Curved Type Micro Dielectric Plasma Actuators for Active Flow Control, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 88, pp. 16-23, (2017), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2017.05.005 

8. H. Aono, S. Kawai, T. Nonomura, M. Sato, K. Fujii, K. Okada, Plasma-Actuator Burst-Mode Effects on Leading-Edge Flow-Separation Control at Reynolds Number 2.6x10^5, AIAA Journal, Vol. 55, pp. 3789-3806 (2017), https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J055727 

9. H. Aono, S. Sekimoto, M. Sato, A. Yakeno, T. Nonomura, K. Fujii, Experimental and Computational Analyses for Flow Structures Induced by the Pulsed Plasma Actuator in Quiescent Air, Mechanical Engineering Journal, Vol. 2(4), pp. 1-16 (2015), https://doi.org/10.1299/mej.15-00233 

10. H. Aono, T. Nonomura, N. Iizuka, T. Ohsako, T. Inari, Y. Hashimoto, R. Takaki, K. Fujii (first and the second authors are contributed equally), Scalar Tuning of a Fluid Solver using Compact Scheme for a Supercomputer with a Distributed Memory Architecture, CFD Letters, Vol. 5 (4), pp. 143-152 (2013), https://www.akademiabaru.com/submit/index.php/cfdl/article/view/3371 

11. H. Aono, H. Liu, Flapping Wing Aerodynamics of a Numerical Biological Flyer Model in Hovering Flight, Computers and Fluids, Vol. 85, pp. 85-92 (2013), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2012.10.019

12. H. Aono, W. Shyy, H. Liu, Near Wake Vortex Dynamics in Hovering Hawkmoth, Acta Mechanica Sinica, Vol. 25, pp. 23-36 (2009), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-008-0210-x 

13. H. Aono, F. Liang, H. Liu, Near-and Far-field Aerodynamics in Insect Hovering Flight: An Integrated Computational Study, The Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol. 211, pp. 239-257 (2008), https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.008649 [Research visualization selected as the journal cover]

14. H. Aono, H. Liu, Vortical Structure and Aerodynamics of Hawkmoth Hovering, Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, Vol. 1, pp. 234-245 (2006),  https://doi.org/10.1299/jbse.1.234
    
    

(B) With collaborators, colleagues, and mentors

K. Okada, H. Aono, T. Nonomura, S. Kawai, K. Fujii, Effects of Time Step and Convergence Rate of Implicit Scheme on Unsteady Compressible Flow Analyses, Procedia Engineering, in press.

1. Y. Abe, T. Nonomura, M. Sato, H. Aono, K. Fujii, Comparison of Separation Control Mechanisms for Synthetic Jet and Plasma Actuator, Actuators, Vol. 12, 322 (2023), https://doi.org/10.3390/act12080322

2. C.K.Kang, M. Sridhar, R. Twigg, J. Pohley, T. Lee, H. Aono, Power Benefits of High-Altitude Flapping Wing Flight at Mornarch Butterfly Scale, Biomimetics, Vol.8(4), 352 (2023), https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/4/352 

3. N. Murakami, H. Aono, Y. Takahashi, High-resolution LES analyses of Fan Motors Toward Aeroacoustic Noise Reduction with the Aid of Data Analyses, HPCI Research Report, Vol. 7, pp. 106-113 (2022) (in Japanese), https://www.hpci-office.jp/annex/resrep/?p=2085 

4. M. Murakami, H. Abe, H. Aono, H. Ishikawa, Effects of Gusty Flow on Aerodynamic Performance of Multirotor Drone Propellers in Hovering Flight, JSME Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, Vol. 17, paper No. 22-00251 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1299/jfst.2022jfst0013 

5. H. Naruse, T. Ishii, H. Oinuma, S. Kusuda, Y. Ooba, K. Hirakawa, H. Aono, H. Ishikawa, Effect of Inlet Distortion with Crosswind and Aircraft-engine Intake Aerodynamic Performance, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol, 88, p. 21-00357 (2022) (in Japanese), https://doi.org/10.1299/transjsme.21-00357 

6. D. Terakado, T. Nonomura, S. Kawai, H. Aono, M. Sato, A. Oyama, K. Fujii, Sound Source Characteristics Generated by Shocklets in Isotropic Compressible Turbulence, Physical Review Fluids, Vol. 7, 084605 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.084605 

7. W. Obayashi, H. Aono, T. Tatsukawa, K. Fujii, Feature Extraction of Fields of Fluid Dynamics Data using Sparse Convolutional Autoencoder, AIP Advances, Vol. 11, 105211 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0065637 [Selected featured articles in October 2020]

8. N. Murakami, K. Suzuki, H. Aono, Y. Takahashi, Aeroacoustic Simulations for Fan Motor Noise Prediction, HPCI Research Report, Vol. 6, pp. 65-71 (2021)  (in Japanese), https://www.hpci-office.jp/annex/resrep/?p=1856 

9. M. Sridhar, C. K. Kang, D. B. Landrum, H. Aono, S. L. Mathis, T. Lee, Effects of Flight Altitude on the Lift Generation of Monarch Butterflies: From Sea Level to Overwintering Mountain. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Vol. 16, 034002 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/abe108 

10. J. A. Pohly, C. K. Kang, D. B. Landrum, J. E. Bluman, H. Aono, Data-driven CFD Scaling of Bioinspired Mars Flight Vehicles for Hover, Acta Astronautica, Vol. 180, pp. 545-559 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.12.037 

11. T. Matsubara, Y. Shima, H. Aono, H. Ishikawa, T. Segawa, Effects of Jet Induced by String-type Plasma Actuator on Flow Around Three-dimensional Bluff Body and Drag Force, Energies, Vol. 13(4), 872 (2020), https://doi.org/10.3390/en13040872 

12. M. Sato, K. Okada, K. Asada, H. Aono, T. Nonomura, K. Fujii, Unified Mechanisms for Separation Control around Airfoil using Plasma Actuator with Burst Actuation over Reynolds Number Range of 10^3-10^6, Physics of Fluids, Vol. 32, 025102 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5136072 [Award for Outstanding Paper in Fluid Mechanics of 2021, The Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics]

13. M. Sato, K. Asada, T. Nonomura, H. Aono, A. Yakeno, K. Fujii, Mechanisms for Turbulent Separation Control using Plasma Actuator at Reynolds Number of 1.6x10^6, Physics of Fluids, Vol. 31, 095107 (2019),  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5110451

14. K. Nedunchezian, C-K. Kang, H. Aono, Effects of Flapping Wing Kinematics on the Aeroacoustics of Hovering Flight, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 442, pp. 366-383 (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2018.11.014

15. S. Kawai, T. Bouwhuis, Y. Abe, A. Yakeno, T. Nonomura, H. Aono, A. Oyama, H. W. M. Hoeijmakers, K. Fujii, Dominant Parameters for Maximum Velocity Induced by Body-Force Models for Plasma Actuators, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 32, pp. 805-820 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00162-018-0478-9

16. M. Anyoji, S. Wakui, D. Hamada, H. Aono, Experimental Study of Owl-like Airfoil Aerodynamics at Low Reynolds Numbers, Journal of Flow Control, Measurement & Visualization, Vol. 6, pp.185-197 (2018), https://doi.org/10.4236/jfcmv.2018.63015

17. J. E. Bluman, J. A. Pohly, M. K. Sridhar, C-K. Kang, D. B. Landrum, F. Fahimi, H. Aono, Achieving Bioinspired Flapping Wing Hovering Flight Solutions on Mars via Wing Scaling, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Vol. 13, 046010 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/aac876

18. D. Kodali, C. Medina, C-K. Kang, H. Aono, Effects of Spanwise Flexibility on Performance of Flapping Flyers in Forward Flight, Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Vol. 14, (2017), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2017.0725 

19. S. Toyoizumi, H. Aono, H. Ishikawa, Flow Morphing by Coaxial Type Plasma Actuator, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 822, pp. 012056 (2017), https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/822/1/012056 

20. H. Fukumoto, H. Aono, T. Watanabe, M. Tanaka, H. Matsuda, T. Osako, T. Nonomura, A. Oyama, K. Fujii, Control of Dynamic Flowfield around Pitching NACA633618 Airfoils by a DBD Plasma Actuator, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 62, pp.10-23 (2016), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2016.10.012

21. N. Arora, A. Gupta, S. Sanghi, H. Aono, W. Shyy, Flow Patterns and Efficiency-power Characteristics of a Self-propelled, Heaving Rigid Flat Plate, Journal of Fluids and Structures, Vol. 66, pp. 517-542 (2016), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2016.08.005

22. M. Sato, T. Nonomura, K. Okada, K. Asada, H. Aono, A. Yakeno, Y. Abe, K. Fujii, Mechanisms for Laminar Separated-Flow Control using DBD Plasma Actuator at Low Reynolds Number, Physics of Fluids, Vol. 27, 117101 (2015), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4935357

23. K. Asada, T, Nonomura, H. Aono, M. Sato, K. Okada, K. Fujii, LES of Transient Flows Controlled by DBD Plasma Actuator over a Stalled Airfoil, International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, pp.1-15 (2015),  https://doi.org/10.1080/10618562.2015.1032271

24. D. Lee, S. Kawai, T. Nonomura, M. Anyoji, H. Aono, A. Oyama, K. Asai, K. Fujii, Mechanisms of Surface Pressure Distribution within a Laminar Separation Bubble at Different Reynolds Number, Physics of Fluids, Vol. 27, 023602 (2015), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4913500

25. M. Sato, H. Aono, A. Yakeno, T. Nonomura, K. Fujii, K. Okada, K. Asada, Multifactorial Effects of Operating Conditions of DBD Plasma Actuator on Laminar-Separated-Flow Control, AIAA Journal, Vol. 53, pp. 2544-2559 (2015), https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J053700

26. K. Kondo, H. Aono, T. Nonomura, M. Anyoji, A. Oyama, K. Fujii, M. Yamamoto, Analysis of Owl-like Airfoil Aerodynamics at Low Reynolds Number Flow, Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Vol.12, Tk_35-Tk_40 (2014), https://doi.org/0.2322/tastj.12.Tk_35M

27. Anyoji, T. Nonomura, H. Aono, A. Oyama, K. Fujii, H. Nagai, K. Asai, Computational and Experimental Analysis of a High-Performance Airfoil under Low-Reynolds Flow Condition, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 51, pp. 1864-1872 (2014), https://doi.org/10.2514/1.C032553N

28. Arora, A. Gupta, S. Sanghi, H. Aono, W. Shyy , Lift-drag and Flow Structures Associated with ‘Clap and Fling’ Motion, Physics of Fluids, Vol.26, 071906 (2014), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4890221

29. H. Liu, H. Aono, H. Tanaka, Bioinspired Air Vehicles for Mars Exploration, Acta Futura, Vol.6, pp.81-95 (2013), https://doi.org/10.2420/ACT-BOK-AF (invited)

30. C-K. Kang, H. Aono, Y.S. Baik, L. Bernal, W. Shyy, Fluid Dynamics of Pitching and Plunging Flat Plate at Intermediate Reynolds Numbers, AIAA Journal, Vol. 51, pp. 315-329 (2012), https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J051593

31. P. Trizila, C-K. Kang, H. Aono, M. Visbal, W. Shyy, Low-Reynolds-number Aerodynamics of a Flapping Rigid Flat Plate, AIAA Journal, Vol.49, pp.806-823 (2011), https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J050827

32. C-K. Kang, H. Aono, C. E. Cesnik, W. Shyy, Effect of Flexibility on the Aerodynamic Performance of Flapping Wings, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 689, pp. 32-74 (2011), https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2011.428 [Research visualization selected as journal cover]

33. W. Shyy, P. Trizila, C-K. Kang, H. Aono, Can Tip Vortices Enhance Lift of a Flapping Wing?, AIAA Journal, Vol.47, pp.289-293 (2009), https://doi.org/10.2514/1.41732

34. N. Gao, H. Aono, H. Liu, A Numerical Analysis of Dynamic Flight Stability of Hawkmoth Hovering, Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, Vol.4, pp.105-116 (2009), https://doi.org/10.1299/jbse.4.105

35. H. Liu, H. Aono, Size Effects on Insect Hovering Aerodynamics: an Integrated Computational Study, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Vol.4, pp.1-13 (2009), https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3182/4/1/015002 [Selected to be part of the journal's Highlights collection of 2009]

36. D. Qi, Y. Liu, W. Shyy, H. Aono, Simulations of Dynamics of Plunge and Pitch of a 3D Flexible Wing in a Low Reynolds Number Flow, Physics of Fluids, Vol. 22, 091901-10-30 (2010), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3481786

37. Y. Inada, M. Maeda, T. Moriyama, H. Aono, H. Liu, T. Aoyama, Numerical Analysis of Sound Generation and Transmission from Flapping Wings, Journal of Aero Aqua Bio-mechanisms, Vol.1, pp.99-103 (2010), https://doi.org/10.5226/jabmech.1.99

38. N. Gao, H. Aono, H. Liu, Perturbation Analysis of 6dof Flight Dynamics and Passive Dynamic Stability of Hovering Fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Vol.270, pp.98-111 (2010), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.11.022

39. H. Liu, T. Nakata, N. Gao, M. Maeda, H. Aono, W. Shyy, Micro Air Vehicle-Motivated Computational Biomechanics in Bio-flights: Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Maneuvering Stability, Acta Mechanica Sinica, Vol.26, pp.863-879 (2010), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-010-0389-5

40. Y. Inada, H. Aono, H. Liu, T. Aoyama, Numerical Analysis of Sound Generation of Insect Flapping Wings, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Japan, Vol.57, pp.437-447 (2009), https://doi.org/10.11345/nctam.57.437
    
    

(C) Review papers

1. E. Hassan, J. Boles, H. Aono, D. Davis, W. Shyy, Supersonic Jet and Cross-flow Interaction: Computational Modeling, Progress in Aerospace Sciences, Vol.57, pp.1-24 (2013), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2012.06.002

2. W. Shyy, H. Aono, S.K. Chimakurthi, P. Trizila, C-K. Kang, C.E.S Cesnik, H. Liu, Recent Progress in Flapping Wing Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity, Progress in Aerospace Sciences, Vol.46, pp.284-327 (2010), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2010.01.001

Japanese Articles: 1

1. 青野光, チョウ・カブトムシ・ハチドリ規範の羽ばたき飛行ロボット, 昆虫と自然 「特集・飛翔昆虫に学び，理解を深化するロボット」著者・編集 中田敏是, 11月号 (2023).