Aerial insects are exceptionally agile and precise owing to their small size and fast neuromotor control. They perform impressive acrobatic maneuvers when they evade predators, recover from wind gust,
All data used in the article: Passive wing deployment and retraction in beetles and flapping microrobots Abstract Birds, bats and many insects can tuck their wings against their bodies whe
Micro air vehicles are used in a myriad of applications, such as transportation and surveying. Their performance can be improved through study of wing designs and lift generation techniques including
Maximum whole-body force production can influence behavioral outcomes for volant taxa, and may also be relevant to aerodynamic optimization in microair vehicles. Here, we describe a new method for mea