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 …

Micro air vehicles (MAVs) have wide application prospects in environmental monitoring,
disaster rescue and other civil fields because of their flexibility and maneuverability …

Bird-like flapping-wing aerial vehicles (BFAVs) have attracted significant attention due to
their advantages in endurance, range, and load capacity. For a long time, biologists have …

Marine midges, tiny insects with a body size of 2 mm and a weight of 0.07 dyn, provide
valuable insights into advanced locomotion techniques. Found in shallow reefs at …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-0309. vid An experimental setup
was developed to study the aerodynamic characteristics of a 4-winged flapping mechanism …

Whenever we look at nature for inspiration, it never disappoints us. Either explicitly or
implicitly, the technological know-how of mankind is greatly inspired and derived from …

In recent history, humans have discovered and constructed many different mechanisms of
flight. As far as technologies have advanced, flying birds and insects still outperform the …

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of changing the angle of attack and flapping
angle on the aerodynamic characteristics of an unsymmetrical wing with the NACA 2412 …

Insects and birds demonstrate remarkable flight performance including stable hovering and
exceptional maneuvering. To develop MAVs capable of operating at such desired …

The most simplistic acts in nature can be incredibly complex to replicate. Among which,
insects in general, are profound micro-machines with evolution as the backbone for their …