Nowadays, there is a growing need for flying drones with diverse capabilities for both civilian
and military applications. There is also a significant interest in the development of novel …

More than a million insects and approximately 11,000 vertebrates utilize flapping wings to
fly. However, flapping flight has only been studied in a few of these species, so many …

Natural selection has tuned many flying and swimming animals to share the same narrow
design space for high power efficiency, eg, their dimensionless Strouhal numbers St that …

This paper provides a brief overview on the recent advances of small-scale unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the perspective of platforms, key elements, and scientific …

An insect-like tailless flapping wing micro air vehicle (FW-MAV) without feedback control
eventually becomes unstable after takeoff. Flying an insect-like tailless FW-MAV is more …

Flying insects are able to hover and perform agile maneuvers by relying on their flapping
wings to produce control forces, as well as flight forces, due to the absence of tail control …

In past few years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones has been a hot topic
encompassing technology, security issues, rules and regulations globally due to its …

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 …

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 …

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 …