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Use of active control systems to improve bending and rotor flapping response of a tilt rotor VTOL airplane [PDF]

The results are summarized of an analytical study of the use of active control systems for the purpose of reducing the root mean square response of wing vertical bending and rotor flapping to atmospheric turbulence for a tilt-rotor VTOL airplane.
Cheng, Y., Whitaker, H. P.
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Efficient Harvesting of Irregular and Low‐Frequency Mechanical Energy via Hybridized Electromagnetic‐Triboelectric Systems

Small, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable electronics necessitates sustainable power sources to replace the limited electrochemical battery. While mechanical energy harvesting offers a promising solution, traditional harvesters face challenges of irregular and low−frequency environmental sources. This review presents the
Yongbin Han, Ju‐Hyuck Lee, Hong‐Joon Yoon   +2 more
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Effects of shapes and kinematics of hovering flapping wings on aerodynamic forces and vortex structures

Scientific Reports
The present study investigated the effects of wing shapes and flapping motions on the aerodynamic forces and vortex structures of insect flight. Aerodynamic force measurements and flow visualizations were performed in a water tank by cross-applying the ...
Hyun Ki Kwon, Jo Won Chang
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The aerodynamic effects of wing rotation and a revised quasi-steady model of flapping flight [PDF]

, 2002
We used a dynamically scaled model insect to measure the rotational forces produced by a flapping insect wing. A steadily translating wing was rotated at a range of constant angular velocities, and the resulting aerodynamic forces were measured using a ...
Dickinson, Michael H., Sane, Sanjay P.
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The Mechanism of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Its Roles in Chronic Rhinosinusitis

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT NLRP3 (NLR family pyrin domain containing 3) is one of the crucial receptors in pathogen recognition receptor (PRR) families which can recognize the pathogen‐associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and the damage‐associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), thus triggering innate immune response. After NLRP3 activation, it recruits the adaptor protein
Dong‐Lin Li, Yue Li, Yan‐Jie Jiang, Ge‐Hua Zhang, Li‐Hong Chang   +4 more
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Wing myology of Caracaras (Aves, Falconiformes): muscular features associated with flight behavior [PDF]

, 2018
Caracaras (Aves, Falconiformes, Falconidae) are Neotropical diurnal raptors that belong to the subfamily Polyborinae. The forelimb myology of this group has not been comprehensively studied or compared with that of other Falconidae.
Mosto, María Clelia, Picasso, Mariana Beatriz Julieta   +1 more
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Saving Bambi from the mower? Using a drone with thermal camera to evaluate a low‐tech scaring technique to reduce roe deer fawn mortality during grass harvest

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Roe deer is a species that hides their neonates as an anti‐predator strategy. This may prove efficient against mammalian predators, such as the red fox; however, it might be an ecological trap as large numbers of fawns are killed by tractors with harvesters each year during grass harvest.
Thomas Vogler, Neri H Thorsen, Simen Pedersen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wind-Aware Energy-Efficient Trajectory Planning for Flapping-Wing Robots

IEEE Access
Flapping-wing robots have recently attracted significant interest due to their agility and potential energy efficiency compared to traditional aerial systems such as multirotor vehicles.
Manuel Fernandez-Melgosa, Raul Tapia, Anibal Ollero   +2 more
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Experimental Investigation of Aerodynamics of Feather-Covered Flapping Wing

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2017
Avian flight has an outstanding performance than the manmade flapping wing MAVs. Considering that the feather is light and strong, a new type of the flapping wing was designed and made, whose skeleton is carbon fiber rods and covered by goose feathers as
Wenqing Yang, Bifeng Song
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Wind, waves, wing loading and the flight energetics of giant petrels

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Wind is a major factor driving seabird movement and energetics, the effects of which are modulated by morphology. Developments in tagging technology now make it possible to test predictions from aerodynamic theory about the effects of wind on flight performance in free ...
Madeline E. Hallet, Richard A. Phillips, Ian J. Maywar, Lesley H. Thorne   +3 more
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