Mimicking nature's flyers: a review of insect-inspired flying robots
Highlights•The principles of natural flight have inspired scientists to create robotic
counterparts.•Highly efficient drones can be built by closely mimicking insect flight.•A future …
counterparts.•Highly efficient drones can be built by closely mimicking insect flight.•A future …
Towards the long-endurance flight of an insect-inspired, tailless, two-winged, flapping-wing flying robot
A hover-capable insect-inspired flying robot that can remain long in the air has shown its
potential use for both confined indoor and outdoor applications to complete assigned tasks …
potential use for both confined indoor and outdoor applications to complete assigned tasks …
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 …
Learn-to-recover: Retrofitting uavs with reinforcement learning-assisted flight control under cyber-physical attacks
In this paper, we present a generic fault-tolerant control (FTC) strategy via reinforcement
learning (RL). We demonstrate the effectiveness of this method on quadcopter unmanned …
learning (RL). We demonstrate the effectiveness of this method on quadcopter unmanned …
Bio-inspired rapid escape and tight body flip on an at-scale flapping wing hummingbird robot via reinforcement learning
Insects and hummingbirds are capable of acrobatic maneuvers such as rapid turns and tight
360 body flips. It is challenging for bio-inspired flapping wing micro aerial vehicles to …
360 body flips. It is challenging for bio-inspired flapping wing micro aerial vehicles to …
A CFD data-driven aerodynamic model for fast and precise prediction of flapping aerodynamics in various flight velocities
Precise prediction of unsteady flapping aerodynamics in insect flight is of potential
importance in the analysis of maneuverability and flight control. While the quasi-steady …
importance in the analysis of maneuverability and flight control. While the quasi-steady …
[HTML][HTML] Wing Kinematics-Based Flight Control Strategy in Insect-Inspired Flight Systems: Deep Reinforcement Learning Gives Solutions and Inspires Controller …
Flying insects exhibit outperforming stability and control via continuous wing flapping even
under severe disturbances in various conditions of wind gust and turbulence. While …
under severe disturbances in various conditions of wind gust and turbulence. While …
Learning extreme hummingbird maneuvers on flapping wing robots
Biological studies show that hummingbirds can perform extreme aerobatic maneuvers
during fast escape. Given a sudden looming visual stimulus at hover, a hummingbird …
during fast escape. Given a sudden looming visual stimulus at hover, a hummingbird …
[HTML][HTML] First lift-off and flight performance of a tailless flapping-wing aerial robot in high-altitude environments
Flapping flight of animals has captured the interest of researchers due to their impressive
flight capabilities across diverse environments including mountains, oceans, forests, and …
flight capabilities across diverse environments including mountains, oceans, forests, and …
Toward Practical Autonomous Flight Simulation for Flapping Wing Biomimetic Robots With Experimental Validation
The utilization of a well-established flapping wing robot simulation holds significant
importance in the advancement of flapping wing mechanisms and algorithms. This research …
importance in the advancement of flapping wing mechanisms and algorithms. This research …