Dragonfly Flight and Micro-Drones
In short: Exploring how the independent wing control of dragonflies inspires the development of agile, lightweight micro-drones for search and rescue.
A 1:33 short film in the series “Nature Invented It First”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Nature, “Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Dragonfly Wing and Body Motion during Voluntary Take-off - Scientific Reports”; Frontiers, “Frontiers | Kinematics and Aerodynamics of Dragonflies (Pantala flavescens, Libellulidae) in Climbing Flight”; Springer, “Computational Design and Analysis of a Dragonfly-Inspired UAV for Enhanced Aerodynamic and Structural Performance”; Journal of Engineering and Technology (JET), “DEVELOPMENT OF UAV FUSELAGE USING BIOMIMETIC CONCEPTS BASED ON DRAGONFLY WING PATTERN: ENHANCING STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY AND LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN | Journal of Engineering and Technology (JET)”; Springer, “Modeling and Control of a Dragonfly-Like Robot”; Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), “Acrobatics at the insect scale: A durable, precise, and agile micro–aerial robot”.
Sources used in this film
- Nature — Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Dragonfly Wing and Body Motion during Voluntary Take-off - Scientific Reports · View →
- Frontiers — Frontiers | Kinematics and Aerodynamics of Dragonflies (Pantala flavescens, Libellulidae) in Climbing Flight · View →
- Springer — Computational Design and Analysis of a Dragonfly-Inspired UAV for Enhanced Aerodynamic and Structural Performance · View →
- Journal of Engineering and Technology (JET) — DEVELOPMENT OF UAV FUSELAGE USING BIOMIMETIC CONCEPTS BASED ON DRAGONFLY WING PATTERN: ENHANCING STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY AND LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN | Journal of Engineering and Technology (JET) · View →
- Springer — Modeling and Control of a Dragonfly-Like Robot · View →
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) — Acrobatics at the insect scale: A durable, precise, and agile micro–aerial robot · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Nature: Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Dragonfly Wing and Body Motion during Voluntary Take-off - Scientific Reports
- Also: Frontiers: Frontiers | Kinematics and Aerodynamics of Dragonflies (Pantala flavescens, Libellulidae) in Climbing Flight
- Also: Springer: Computational Design and Analysis of a Dragonfly-Inspired UAV for Enhanced Aerodynamic and Structural Performance
- Also: Journal of Engineering and Technology (JET): DEVELOPMENT OF UAV FUSELAGE USING BIOMIMETIC CONCEPTS BASED ON DRAGONFLY WING PATTERN: ENHANCING STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY AND LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN | Journal of Engineering and Technology (JET)
- Also: Springer: Modeling and Control of a Dragonfly-Like Robot
- Also: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science): Acrobatics at the insect scale: A durable, precise, and agile micro–aerial robot
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