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Time-energy budgets outperform dynamic body acceleration in predicting daily energy expenditure in kittiwakes, and estimate a very low cost of gliding flight relative to flapping flight.

J Exp Biol
Tremblay F, Choy ES, Whelan S, Hatch S, Elliott KH.   +4 more
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Insect-scale flapping-wing MAVs with variable transmission ratio and wingspan: achieving payload adaptability, and self-stabilizing hovering. [PDF]

Microsyst Nanoeng
Lu X, Wu Y, Chen J, Chen Y, Wu X, Xiao D.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multi-cored vortices support function of slotted wing tips of birds in gliding and flapping flight. [PDF]

J R Soc Interface, 2017
KleinHeerenbrink M, Johansson LC, Hedenström A.   +2 more
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Critical innovations in the assembly of the modern flight apparatus in Early Cretaceous birds. [PDF]

iScience
Wu Q, Stidham TA, O'Connor JK, Bailleul AM, Zhou Z, Li Z.   +5 more
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The role of passive avian head stabilization in flapping flight. [PDF]

J R Soc Interface, 2015
Pete AE, Kress D, Dimitrov MA, Lentink D.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Butterfly Clap-Fling Flight Mechanisms Observed by Schlieren Imaging for the Design of Bio-Inspired Micro Air Vehicles. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Prisăcariu EG, Strătilă S, Dumitrescu O, Sima M, Roșu RA, Vlăducă I.   +5 more
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Kinematic and aerodynamic modeling of flexible wings with wing root adjustment for flapping wing micro aerial vehicles. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Liu Z, Zhang X, Wang Z, Ye R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Additively Manufactured Dragonfly-Inspired Wings for Bio-Faithful Flapping MAV Development. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Prisăcariu EG, Dumitrescu O, Strătilă S, Sima M, Săvescu C, Vlăducă I, Cuciumita C.   +6 more
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Hybrid LQR-H₂ Control of a Kestrel-Based Ornithopter with a Nature-Inspired Flow Control Device for Gust Mitigation. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Hussain S, Hennache A, Abbasi N, Xu D.
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Differential impacts of wind and waves on albatross flight performance in two ocean basins. [PDF]

Mov Ecol
Maywar IJ, Phillips RA, Orben RA, Conners MG, Shaffer SA, Thorne LH.   +5 more
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