Insects, birds, and bats that power and control flight by flapping their wings perform excellent
flight stability and maneuverability by rapidly and continuously varying their wing motions …

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 …

Flying animals often encounter winds during visually guided landings. However, how winds
affect their flight control strategy during landing is unknown. Here, we investigated how …

The ability to track odor plumes to their source (food, mate, etc.) is key to the survival of many
insects. During this odor-guided navigation, flapping wings could actively draw odorants to …

The encounter between micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs) and gusts is often detrimental and
mitigating the effects of the gust is important for operating MAVs under severe environmental …

We introduce an efficient boundary-adapted spectral method for peridynamic transient
diffusion problems with arbitrary boundary conditions. The spectral approach transforms the …

We present a new twisted rotating black hole solution by performing Demiański–Newman–
Janis algorithm to the electrically and dyonically charged black hole with quintessence in …

Natural environments are characterized by variable wind that can pose significant
challenges for flying animals and robots. However, our understanding of the flow conditions …

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 …

The fluid–structure interaction problem of the flapping wings of bumblebees is considered,
with focus on the action of elastic joints between wings and body. Morphological …