Flying insects are interesting dipteras with an outstanding wing structure that makes their
flight efficient. It is challenging to mimic flying insects and create effective artificial flap** …

Flying insects are able to navigate complex and highly dynamic environments, can rapidly
change their flight speeds and directions, are robust to environmental disturbances, and are …

One of the major challenges in robotics is to develop a fly-like robot that can autonomously
fly around in unknown environments. In this paper, we discuss the current state of the DelFly …

This study focuses on the flap** mechanisms found in recently developed biometric
flap**-wing air vehicles (FWAVs). FWAVs mimic the flight characteristics of flying animals …

This study presents the design of a novel minimalist liftoff-capable flap**-wing microaerial
vehicle. Two wings are each directly driven by a geared pager motor by utilizing an elastic …

Flap**-wing micro air vehicles (FWMAVs) are a class of unmanned aircraft that imitate
flight characteristics of natural organisms such as birds, bats, and insects, in order to achieve …

Flap**-wing insects, birds and robots are thought to offset the high power cost of
oscillatory wing motion by using elastic elements for energy storage and return. Insects …

This paper presents a review of biological mechanical linkage mechanisms. One purpose is
to identify the range of kinematic functions that they are able to perform. A second purpose is …

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

This paper presents the design, analysis, and characterization of a compliant thoracic
mechanism that saves inertial power for flap**-wing micro air vehicles. Lightweight …