From insects to machines

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 68-74

  van Breugel, Hod ^a   Regan, William ^a   Lipson, Hod ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bioinspired robotics; Flapping flight; Hovering flight; Micro air vehicles; Passive stability

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS DYNAMICS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROBOTICS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; VEHICLES;

BIOINSPIRED ROBOTICS; FLAPPING FLIGHT; HOVERING FLIGHT; MICRO-AIR VEHICLES; PASSIVE STABILITY;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 57949093038     PISSN: 10709932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2008.929923     Document Type: Article

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