Cilia and flagella are fundamental units of motion in cellular biology. These beating, hair-like
organelles share a common basic structure but maintain widely varying functions in systems …

THE field of fluid mechanics involves a range of rich and vibrant problems with complex
dynamics stemming from instabilities, nonlinearities, and turbulence. The analysis of these …

Flight-by-feel is an emerging approach to flight control that uses distributed arrays of
pressure, strain, and flow sensors to guide aircraft. Among these, hair-type flow sensors …

The control of complex systems is of critical importance in many branches of science,
engineering, and industry, many of which are governed by nonlinear partial differential …

Coarse-mode aerosol optical depths (cAODs) are critical for understanding the impact of
coarse particle sizes, especially dust aerosols, on climate. Currently, the limited data length …

Animal wings deform during flight in ways that can enhance lift, facilitate flight control, and
mitigate damage. Monitoring the structural and aerodynamic state of the wing is challenging …

Highlights•Campaniform sensilla (CS), distributed across insect wings, sense local wing
strain.•Placement of CS determines sensory information available to the animal.•CS …

While animals swim, crawl, walk, and fly with apparent ease, building robots capable of
robust locomotion remains a significant challenge. In this review, we draw attention to …

Insect proprioception utilizes hundreds of campaniform sensilla embedded in the
exoskeleton that sense strain. These sensilla are essential for many behaviors, especially …

Complex systems involve monitoring, assessing, and predicting the health of various
systems within an integrated vehicle health management (IVHM) system or a larger system …