Fundamentals of soft robot locomotion

M Calisti, G Picardi, C Laschi - Journal of The Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Soft robotics and its related technologies enable robot abilities in several robotics domains
including, but not exclusively related to, manipulation, manufacturing, human–robot …

Aerodynamics, sensing and control of insect-scale flapping-wing flight

W Shyy, C Kang… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There are nearly a million known species of flying insects and 13 000 species of flying warm-
blooded vertebrates, including mammals, birds and bats. While in flight, their wings not only …

A biomimetic robotic platform to study flight specializations of bats

A Ramezani, SJ Chung, S Hutchinson - Science Robotics, 2017 - science.org
Bats have long captured the imaginations of scientists and engineers with their unrivaled
agility and maneuvering characteristics, achieved by functionally versatile dynamic wing …

Biomechanics and biomimetics in insect-inspired flight systems

H Liu, S Ravi, D Kolomenskiy… - … Transactions of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Insect-and bird-size drones—micro air vehicles (MAV) that can perform autonomous flight in
natural and man-made environments are now an active and well-integrated research area …

A review of compliant transmission mechanisms for bio-inspired flapping-wing micro air vehicles

C Zhang, C Rossi - Bioinspiration & biomimetics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Flapping-wing micro air vehicles (FWMAVs) are a class of unmanned aircraft that imitate
flight characteristics of natural organisms such as birds, bats, and insects, in order to achieve …

Bat Bot (B2), a biologically inspired flying machine

A Ramezani, X Shi, SJ Chung… - 2016 IEEE International …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is challenging to analyze the aerial locomotion of bats because of the complicated and
intricate relationship between their morphology and flight capabilities. Developing a …

[HTML][HTML] Review on ultra-lightweight flapping-wing nano air vehicles: Artificial muscles, flight control mechanism, and biomimetic wings

W Liang, S Bifeng, SUN Zhongchao… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flying insects are capable of flapping their wings to provide the required power and control
forces for flight. A coordinated organizational system including muscles, wings, and control …

Effects of hawkmoth-like flexibility on the aerodynamic performance of flapping wings with different shapes and aspect ratios

A Shahzad, FB Tian, J Young, J Lai - Physics of Fluids, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
The effect of hawkmoth-like flexibility on the aerodynamic hovering performance of wings at
a Reynolds number of 400 has been assessed by conducting fluid structure interaction …

Bioinspired soft robotics: state of the art, challenges, and future directions

M Hammond, V Cichella, C Lamuta - Current Robotics Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review provides an overview of the state of the art in
bioinspired soft robotics by examining advancements in actuation, functionality, modeling …

Computational structure design of a bio-inspired armwing mechanism

E Sihite, P Kelly, A Ramezani - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bat membranous wings possess unique functions that make them a good example to take
inspiration from and transform current aerial drones. In contrast with other flying vertebrates …