Structural innovation incorporating bio-inspired composites poses a fresh angle to develop
novel lightweight forms with strengthened mechanical properties, among which a must …

As climate change is exacerbated and existing resources are depleted, the need for
sustainable industries becomes ever so important. Aviation is not an exception. Despite the …

The growing interest in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from both the scientific and
industrial sectors has attracted a wave of new researchers and substantial investments in …

The bipolar plates in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) perform several
significant functions, and the flow channel design of these bipolar plates is one of the most …

Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained significant interest in the last decade.
More specifically these vehicles have the capacity to impact package delivery logistics in a …

Recently, reconfigurable drones have gained particular attention in the field of automation
and flying robots. Unlike the conventional drones, they are characterized by a variable …

Bio-inspired designs have been serving as a great inspiration for Aerodynamists for the past
several decades. The biological features of each species have evolved through generations …

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 …

Designing lighter airframes is one of the crucial pursuits of aviation for structural and
operational efficiency. Owing to the expansion of the boundaries for manufacturing …

Flow control is the attempt to favorably modify a flow field's characteristics compared to how
the flow would have developed naturally along the surface. Natural flyers and swimmers …