It's not a bug, it's a feature: functional materials in insects

TBH Schroeder, J Houghtaling, BD Wilts… - Advanced …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Over the course of their wildly successful proliferation across the earth, the insects as a
taxon have evolved enviable adaptations to their diverse habitats, which include adhesives …

[HTML][HTML] Review on ultra-lightweight flap**-wing nano air vehicles: Artificial muscles, flight control mechanism, and biomimetic wings

W Liang, S Bifeng, SUN Zhongchao… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Flying insects are capable of flap** their wings to provide the required power and control
forces for flight. A coordinated organizational system including muscles, wings, and control …

Flexural stiffness in insect wings I. Scaling and the influence of wing venation

SA Combes, TL Daniel - Journal of experimental biology, 2003‏ - journals.biologists.com
During flight, many insect wings undergo dramatic deformations that are controlled largely
by the architecture of the wing. The pattern of supporting veins in wings varies widely among …

Details of insect wing design and deformation enhance aerodynamic function and flight efficiency

J Young, SM Walker, RJ Bomphrey, GK Taylor… - Science, 2009‏ - science.org
Insect wings are complex structures that deform dramatically in flight. We analyzed the
aerodynamic consequences of wing deformation in locusts using a three-dimensional …

Flexural stiffness in insect wings II. Spatial distribution and dynamic wing bending

SA Combes, TL Daniel - Journal of experimental biology, 2003‏ - journals.biologists.com
The dynamic, three-dimensional shape of flap** insect wings may influence many aspects
of flight performance. Insect wing deformations during flight are largely passive, and are …

Aerodynamic effects of flexibility in flap** wings

L Zhao, Q Huang, X Deng… - Journal of the royal …, 2010‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recent work on the aerodynamics of flap** flight reveals fundamental differences in the
mechanisms of aerodynamic force generation between fixed and flap** wings. When fixed …

Wing flexibility enhances load-lifting capacity in bumblebees

AM Mountcastle, SA Combes - Proceedings of the …, 2013‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
The effect of wing flexibility on aerodynamic force production has emerged as a central
question in insect flight research. However, physical and computational models have …

Composite corrugated structures for morphing wing skin applications

C Thill, JA Etches, IP Bond, KD Potter… - Smart Materials and …, 2010‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Composite corrugated structures are known for their anisotropic properties. They exhibit
relatively high stiffness parallel (longitudinal) to the corrugation direction and are relatively …

Automatic aeroelastic devices in the wings of a steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis

AC Carruthers, ALR Thomas… - Journal of Experimental …, 2007‏ - journals.biologists.com
Here we analyse aeroelastic devices in the wings of a steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis during
manoeuvres. Chaotic deflections of the upperwing coverts observed using video cameras …

Lessons from natural flight for aviation: then, now and tomorrow

C Harvey, G de Croon, GK Taylor… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - journals.biologists.com
Powered flight was once a capability limited only to animals, but by identifying useful
attributes of animal flight and building on these with technological advances, engineers …