Micro air vehicles (MAVs) have the potential to revolutionize our sensing and information
gathering capabilities in areas such as environmental monitoring and homeland security …

BIRDS, insects, fish, and cetaceans, such as whales and dolphins, have evolved and used
flapping-wing systems for thrust and lift production for millions of years. An understanding of …

Insect wings are complex structures that deform dramatically in flight. We analyzed the
aerodynamic consequences of wing deformation in locusts using a three-dimensional …

This work is a synthesis of our current understanding of the mechanics, aerodynamics and
visually mediated control of dragonfly and damselfly flight, with the addition of new …

In a tandem wing configuration, the hindwing often operates in the wake of the forewing and,
hence, its performance is affected by the vortices shed by the forewing. Changes in the …

TANDEM wing flapping arrangements have potential applic-ability to micro air vehicle (MAV)
design. MAVs are small (bird to insect sized), autonomous air vehicles that are of interest for …

A flapping-wing micro air vehicle (FW-MAV) operating with aerodynamically optimal wing
configuration and kinematics may save energy and thus prolong flight time. In this work, we …

Aquatic and aerial animals have developed their superior and complete mechanisms of
swimming and flight. These mechanisms bring excellent locomotion performances to natural …

This study used numerical and experimental approaches to investigate the role played by
the clap-and-fling mechanism in enhancing force generation in hovering insect-like two …

Since the birth of bio-inspired flapping-wing micro air vehicles, a controversial topic, ie,
whether and to what extent a flapping wing can outperform conventional micro rotors, has …