ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2016
Biomechanics and biomimetics in insect-inspired flight systems.
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- Morphological Changes in Thoracic Internal Structures ofInsects · 2025Article
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- Structural Design and Kinematic Modeling of Highly Biomimetic Flapping-Wing Aircraft with Perching Functionality.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Elucidating structure and metabolism of insect biomaterials by solid-state NMR.Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance · 2024Review
- Bio-inspired compensatory strategies for damage to flapping robotic propulsors.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2024Article
- Vein-Membrane Interaction in Cambering of Flapping Insect Wings.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Fluid-structure interactions of bristled wings: the trade-off between weight and drag.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023Article
- Wing Kinematics-Based Flight Control Strategy in Insect-Inspired Flight Systems: Deep Reinforcement Learning Gives Solutions and Inspires Controller Design in Flapping MAVs.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Earwig-inspired foldable origami wing for micro air vehicle gliding.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2023Article
- Effect of incorporating wing veins on soft wings for flapping micro air vehicles.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2023Article
- Metal deposition and shape reproduction at biological temperatures on cell-level samples.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Systematic characterization of wing mechanosensors that monitor airflow and wing deformations.iScience · 2022Article
- Bristled-wing design of materials, microstructures, and aerodynamics enables flapping flight in tiny wasps.iScience · 2022Article
- Organismal Design and Biomimetics: A Problem of Scale.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Flexible Flaps Inspired by Avian Feathers Can Enhance Aerodynamic Robustness in low Reynolds Number Airfoils.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
- Flexibility Effects of a Flapping Mechanism Inspired by Insect Musculoskeletal System on Flight Performance.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
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Abstract
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. MAVs normally operate at a low speed in a Reynolds number regime of 10(4)-10(5) or lower, in which most flying animals of insects, birds and bats fly, and encounter unconventional challenges in generating sufficient aerodynamic forces to stay airborne and in controlling flight autonomy to achieve complex manoeuvres. Flying insects that power and control flight by flapping wings are capable of sophisticated aerodynamic force production and precise, agile manoeuvring, through an integrated system consisting of wings to generate aerodynamic force, muscles to move the wings and a control system to modulate power output from the muscles. In this article, we give a selective review on the state of the art of biomechanics in bioinspired flight systems in terms of flapping and flexible wing aerodynamics, flight dynamics and stability, passive and active mechanisms in stabilization and control, as well as flapping flight in unsteady environments. We further highlight recent advances in biomimetics of flapping-wing MAVs with a specific focus on insect-inspired wing design and fabrication, as well as sensing systems.This article is part of the themed issue 'Moving in a moving medium: new perspectives on flight'.
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