Purpose Pressure, being one of the key variables investigated in scientific and engineering
research, requires critical and accurate measurement techniques. With the advancements in …

It was thought that the aerodynamics of flapping flight in birds is fully understood for quite
some time, but recent studies have shown that this is not the case. Bird flight uses …

Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) use microminiature sensors and actuators. MEMS
technology provides the benefits of small size, low weight, high performance, easy mass …

Insect wings possess unique, multifaceted properties that have drawn increasing attention in
recent times. They serve as an inspiration for engineering of materials with exquisite …

We briefly summarized how to design and fabricate an insect-mimicking flapping-wing
system and demonstrate how to implement inherent pitching stability for stable vertical …

Small insects perform agile locomotion, such as running, jumping, and flying. Recently,
many robots, inspired by such insect performance, have been developed and are expected …

Nature's flapping-wing flyers are adept at negotiating highly turbulent flows across a wide
range of scales. This is in part due to their ability to quickly detect and counterract …

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; …

Dragonflies achieve agile maneuverability by flapping four wings independently. Different
phase angles between the flapping forewing and hindwing have been observed during …

Maintaining stable flight of micro aerial vehicles is challenging, especially in complex, low-
Reynolds-number flight environments while considering wind gust disturbance, flow …