Materials as machines
Abstract Machines are systems that harness input power to extend or advance function.
Fundamentally, machines are based on the integration of materials with mechanisms to …
Fundamentally, machines are based on the integration of materials with mechanisms to …
Biorobotics: Using robots to emulate and investigate agile locomotion
AJ Ijspeert - science, 2014 - science.org
The graceful and agile movements of animals are difficult to analyze and emulate because
locomotion is the result of a complex interplay of many components: the central and …
locomotion is the result of a complex interplay of many components: the central and …
Insect-inspired, tailless, hover-capable flap**-wing robots: Recent progress, challenges, and future directions
Flying insects are able to hover and perform agile maneuvers by relying on their flap**
wings to produce control forces, as well as flight forces, due to the absence of tail control …
wings to produce control forces, as well as flight forces, due to the absence of tail control …
Acrobatics at the insect scale: A durable, precise, and agile micro–aerial robot
Aerial insects are exceptionally agile and precise owing to their small size and fast
neuromotor control. They perform impressive acrobatic maneuvers when evading predators …
neuromotor control. They perform impressive acrobatic maneuvers when evading predators …
Liftoff of an electromagnetically driven insect-inspired flap**-wing robot
Y Zou, W Zhang, Z Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the first electromagnetically driven, self-lifting, sub-100-mg, insect-inspired
flap**-wing microaerial vehicle. This robot, with a weight of 80 mg and a wingspan of 3.5 …
flap**-wing microaerial vehicle. This robot, with a weight of 80 mg and a wingspan of 3.5 …
A review of propulsion, power, and control architectures for insect-scale flap**-wing vehicles
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 …
change their flight speeds and directions, are robust to environmental disturbances, and are …
Classification of actuation mechanism designs with structural block diagrams for flap**-wing drones: A comprehensive review
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** …
flight efficient. It is challenging to mimic flying insects and create effective artificial flap** …
Efficient flap** wing drone arrests high-speed flight using post-stall soaring
The aerobatic maneuvers of swifts could be very useful for micro aerial vehicle missions.
Rapid arrests and turns would allow flight in cluttered and unstructured spaces. However …
Rapid arrests and turns would allow flight in cluttered and unstructured spaces. However …
An at-scale tailless flap**-wing hummingbird robot. I. Design, optimization, and experimental validation
Designing a hummingbird-inspired, at-scale, tail-less flap**-wing micro aerial vehicle
(FWMAV) is a challenging task in order to achieve animallike flight performance under the …
(FWMAV) is a challenging task in order to achieve animallike flight performance under the …
A review of compliant transmission mechanisms for bio-inspired flap**-wing micro air vehicles
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 …
flight characteristics of natural organisms such as birds, bats, and insects, in order to achieve …