Micro aerial vehicles using flapping wings are under investigation, as an alternative to fixed-
wing and rotary-wing micro aerial vehicles. Such flapping-wing vehicles promise key …

Insects are excellent fliers because of their ability to generate precise wing kinematics and
deform their wings for the sufficient production of unsteady aerodynamic forces. Most of the …

An improved quasi-steady aerodynamic model for flapping wings in hover has been
developed. The purpose of this model is to yield rapid predictions of lift generation and …

This paper provides a systematic and critical review of dynamic experimental rigs used for
insect wing aerodynamics research. The goal is to facilitate meaningful comparison of data …

Numerical simulations have been conducted to investigate the effect of aspect ratio (AR) on
the mean lift generation of a revolving flat rectangular wing. The purpose of the study is to …

A quasi-steady aerodynamic model in consideration of the center of pressure (CP) was
developed for insect flight. A dynamically scaled-up robotic hawkmoth wing was used to …

Inspired by the high performance of rotary and insect flapping wings capable of vertical take-
off and landing and hovering (VTOLH), a novel flapping wing rotor (FWR) has been …

This work investigates the effects of body angle and wing deformation on the lift of free-flying
butterflies. The flight kinematics were recorded using three high-speed cameras, and …

An optical tracking facility was used to record the free flight of the Monarch butterfly for a
large number of sequential flaps. The system automatically tracked reflective markers, which …

Butterflies fly with an abdomen oscillating relative to the thorax; the abdominal oscillation
causes body parts to undulate translationally relative to the center of mass of a butterfly …