An image based application in Matlab for automated modelling and morphological analysis of insect wings.

ABSTRACT: Despite extensive research on the biomechanics of insect wings over the past years, direct mechanical measurements on sensitive wing specimens remain very challenging. This is especially true for examining delicate museum specimens. This has made the finite element method popular in studies of wing biomechanics. Considering the complexities of insect wings, developing a wing model is usually error-prone and time-consuming. Hence, numerical studies in this area have often accompanied oversimplified models. Here we address this challenge by developing a new tool for fast, precise modelling of insect wings. This application, called WingGram, uses computer vision to detect the boundaries of wings and wing cells from a 2D image. The app can be used to develop wing models that include complex ve

SUBMITTER: Eshghi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9386019 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature