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 …

Rational design of artificial micro-structured metamaterials with advanced mechanical and
physical properties that are not accessible in nature materials is challenging and important …

The impressive maneuverability demonstrated by birds has so far eluded comparably sized
uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). Modern studies have shown that birds' ability to change …

This paper presents an extensive review of the developments in the aeroelasticity of
morphing aircraft that occurred in the last decade (from 2009 to 2020). It focuses mainly on …

Metamaterials with negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) lattice structures have been of
considerable importance and interest in numerous engineering applications. A …

Auxetic mechanical metamaterials (AMMs), as an exciting paradigm of metamaterials, have
attracted increasing attention due to their interesting mechanical properties (eg negative …

Continuous carbon fibre composite additive manufacturing opens up new possibilities for
automated, cost-effective manufacturing of highly-loaded structures. This is achieved by the …

The aerodynamic designs of winged drones are optimized for specific flight regimes. Large
lifting surfaces provide maneuverability and agility but result in larger power consumption …

Humans' initial desire for flight stems from the imitation of flying creatures in nature. The
excellent flight performance of flying animals will inevitably become a source of inspiration …

The pervasiveness of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), from insect to airplane scales,
combined with active flow control maturity, has set the scene for vehicles that differ markedly …