Multifunctional composite structures (MFCS) have become an increasingly important field of
research with the large-scale adoption of composite materials in many industrial sectors …

Sensing of vortex shedding in unsteady airfoil flows can be beneficial in controlling and
positively harnessing their effects for increased aerodynamic performance. The time …

Flying animals exploit highly nonlinear dynamics to achieve efficient and robust flight
control. It appears that the distributed flow and force sensor arrays found in flying animals …

In our daily life, flexible flow sensors endow us with a'sixth sense'capability, ie'touch'the
fluids, improving living quality. Although there are kinds of flexible flow sensors developed to …

Small fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) may require increased agility when
operating in turbulent wind fields. In these conditions, conventional sensor suites could be …

Estimation of aerodynamic loads is a significant challenge in complex gusty environments
due to the associated complexities of flow separation and strong nonlinearities. In this study …

Reliable flight parameter estimation is crucial for the safe operation of unmanned air
vehicles. Recent studies on flight parameter estimation based on distributed airflow sensors …

SMALL unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAVs) are “unmanned aerial vehicles small enough to
be man-portable”[1] and weigh less than 25 kg [2]. Their salient features include light weight; …

Accurate real-time prediction of aerodynamic forces is crucial for the navigation of
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This paper presents a data-driven aerodynamic force …

Here, we demonstrate obstacle and secondary drone avoidance capability by quadcopter
drones that can perceive and react to modulation of their self-generated acoustic …