3D Terminal Velocity Manifold for a Flying Snake

3D Model

The terminal velocity manifold in extended phase space for a airfoil with the lift and drag characteristics of a flying snake, Chrysopelea paradisi, from [1]. The blue points along the manifold represent stable node equilibrium points, the purple points represent stable foci, and the red points represent saddle equilibria. Blue and red values along the manifold show the magnitude of acceleration.

[1] Nave Jr., Gary K. and Ross, Shane D. (2018) “Global phase space structures in a model of passive descent.” arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.05099 https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.05099