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A Versatile‐Designable Framework for Active and Programmable Shape‐Morphing Soft Matter Systems: From Inverse Design to Closed‐Loop Control

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A versatile framework integrates addressable electrothermal actuation and strain‐constraint mechanisms to construct programmable shape‐morphing soft matter systems. By combining an analytical inverse design strategy for high‐fidelity 3D surface reconstruction with deep learning‐based closed‐loop control, this approach enables zero‐energy shape locking,
Kai Liu, Peiling Xie, Ruitong Song, Banghan Liu, Rui Guo, Jiu‐an Lv   +5 more
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Designing Wire Mazes for Replicating Natural Echoes to Study Bat Biosonar Function

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A validated framework combining efficient physical modeling (multiple scattering model) and deep learning is presented to guide wire‐maze design for bat biosonar studies. This approach rapidly generates large datasets to test acoustic distinguishability among wire arrangements.
Chunlin Jia, Gengkai Hu, Boo Cheong Khoo, Rolf Müller   +3 more
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Cardiac morphological and morphometric analysis of Ardea alba

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Ardea alba (Linnaeus, 1758) is a widely distributed heron species whose cardiovascular morphology remains poorly described. This study aimed to characterize the cardiac morphology and morphometry of adult A. alba. Ten specimens were analyzed using radiographic, morphometric, histological, scanning electron microscopy, and three‐dimensional ...
Julia Vaz Feio, Max Alex Santos Ferreira, Elane Guerreiro Giese, Érika Branco, Antônio Basílio Guerreiro Junior, Ana Rita de Lima   +5 more
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Flight Dynamics of Flapping-Wing Air Vehicle [PDF]

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit, 2008
The research and development efforts presented in this paper address the flight dynamics of a flapping-wing air vehicle (ornithopter). The 74-cm-wing-span ornithopter was equipped with an automatic flight control system that provides stability augmentation and navigation of the vehicle and flight data acquisition. Wind tunnel tests were conducted with
Roman Y. Krashanitsa, Dmitro Silin, Sergey V. Shkarayev, Gregg Abate   +3 more
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Tracheal chambers as a key innovation for high‐frequency emission in bat echolocation

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Key innovations are pivotal for biodiversity and facilitating evolutionary success, enabling organisms' adaptation to various ecological niches through the diversification of phenotypic traits. In mammals, notable adaptations include evolving hypsodonty for grazing on grasses and, for bats, evolving echolocation and wing acquisition.
Nicolas L. M. Brualla, Laura A. B. Wilson, Khizar Hayat, Michael Doube, Vuong Tan Tu, Thongchai Ngamprasertwong, Thanakul Wannaprasert, Daisuke Koyabu   +7 more
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The flapping flight of birds: Analysis and application

, 2014
De aerodynamica van slagvlucht bij vogels is eigenlijk helemaal niet zo duidelijk en bekend als vaak wordt gedacht, zoals tijdens recente studies aan het licht kwam. De aerodynamische mechanismen tijdens actieve slagvlucht verschillen namelijk behoorlijk van de aerodynamica van bijv. vliegtuigen.
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The gift remembered: The Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) Anatomical Donor Stewardship's ethical and practical handbook for anatomy donor tributes

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Providing students with a way to honor human body donors during or after an anatomy course has been shown to help provide a sense of closure and comfort to students and, when present, donor families. Gestures of gratitude for donors can also emphasize humanistic values of respect, empathy, and professionalism.
Bobbie J. Leeper, Rhiannon E. Robinson, Kelsey Stevens, Lacy M. Cleveland, Danielle N. Edwards, Nicole L. Geske, Burhan Gharaibeh, Anya Goldina, Jill Kirby, Jacqueline Phillips, Leslie R. Sewell, J. P. Swigart, Trisha Waldman, Jonathan J. Wisco, Jeremy J. Grachan   +14 more
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Dynamic Modeling and Flight Performance Analysis for Large Bionic Ornithopters Considering Structural Flexibility

Nanjing Hangkong Hangtian Daxue Xuebao
The flapping wing of large bionic ornithopters （LBOs） has obvious flexible deformation during the flapping motion， which is difficult for aerodynamic analysis.
XU Hui, PAN Erzhen, XU Wenfu, HUANG Hailin   +3 more
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Design and Coupling Dynamics Research of a Single-drive Multi-mode Flapping-wing Aircraft

Jixie chuandong, 2023
Aiming at the problems of single flapping wing movement mode and low flight flexibility and stability of flapping-wing aircraft, a single-drive multi-mode flapping-wing aircraft based on the space linkage mechanism is designed. The kinematic model of the
Jiang Houqing, Hou Yu, Guo Yongxing
doaj  

Flight of the dragons: a global review of migration in Odonata

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insects are the most abundant and ecologically important animal migrants. Yet, we know relatively little about the patterns and processes underlying insect migration. Dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera) comprise the ancient insect order Odonata, whose ancestors were the first organisms to fly on Earth.
Johanna S.U. Hedlund, Myles Menz, Jason W. Chapman, Alexander Hayward   +3 more
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