Insect-inspired, tailless, hover-capable flapping-wing robots: Recent progress, challenges, and future directions
Flying insects are able to hover and perform agile maneuvers by relying on their flapping
wings to produce control forces, as well as flight forces, due to the absence of tail control …
wings to produce control forces, as well as flight forces, due to the absence of tail control …
Classification of actuation mechanism designs with structural block diagrams for flapping-wing drones: A comprehensive review
Flying insects are interesting dipteras with an outstanding wing structure that makes their
flight efficient. It is challenging to mimic flying insects and create effective artificial flapping …
flight efficient. It is challenging to mimic flying insects and create effective artificial flapping …
An at-scale tailless flapping-wing hummingbird robot. I. Design, optimization, and experimental validation
Designing a hummingbird-inspired, at-scale, tail-less flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle
(FWMAV) is a challenging task in order to achieve animallike flight performance under the …
(FWMAV) is a challenging task in order to achieve animallike flight performance under the …
Design optimization and system integration of robotic hummingbird
Flying animals with flapping wings may best exemplify the astonishing ability of natural
selection on design optimization by excelling both stability and maneuverability at …
selection on design optimization by excelling both stability and maneuverability at …
Resonance principle for the design of flapping wing micro air vehicles
Achieving resonance in flapping wings has been recognized as one of the most important
principles to enhance power efficiency, lift generation, and flight control performance of high …
principles to enhance power efficiency, lift generation, and flight control performance of high …
A review: Learning from the flight of beetles
Z Song, J Tong, W Pfleging, J Sun - Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Some Coleoptera (popularly referred to as beetles) can fly at a low Reynolds number with
their deployable hind wings, which directly enables a low body weight–a good bioinspiration …
their deployable hind wings, which directly enables a low body weight–a good bioinspiration …
Recent advancements in flapping mechanism and wing design of micro aerial vehicles
Recent studies on understanding of natural flyers have encouraged researchers in
development of micro aerial vehicles mimicking birds and insects such as hummingbirds …
development of micro aerial vehicles mimicking birds and insects such as hummingbirds …
Design of stiffness-variable dielectric elastomer wing based on seagull characteristics and its application in avian flight bionics
H Ci, ZS Guo - International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Dielectric elastomers (DE), renowned for their lightweight, rapid response, high energy
density, and efficient conversion, have garnered significant attention in the realm of avian …
density, and efficient conversion, have garnered significant attention in the realm of avian …
Adaptive robust wing trajectory control and force generation of flapping wing MAV
The prominent maneuverability of flapping flight is enabled by rapid and significant changes
in aerodynamic forces, which is a result of surprisingly subtle and precise changes of wing …
in aerodynamic forces, which is a result of surprisingly subtle and precise changes of wing …
Design and Flight Performance of a Bio-Inspired Hover-Capable Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicle with Tail Wing
A key challenge in flapping-wing micro air vehicle (FWMAV) design is to generate high
aerodynamic force/torque for improving the vehicle's maneuverability. This paper presents a …
aerodynamic force/torque for improving the vehicle's maneuverability. This paper presents a …