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Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2026.This review explores how shape‐changing structures—origami, bistable, and laminate structures—enable multifunctionality in soft robotics and metamaterials. Starting from structural design, it examines core principles, real‐world applications, and ongoing challenges.
Lingchen Kong, Yaoyao Fiona Zhao
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Difficulty of Controlling a Flapping-wing Aircraft Compared to a Rotary-wing Aircraft
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, 2023 KIMURA, Kengo, SUNADA, Shigeru
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Aerodynamic Analysis of Retractable Belly Flap for a Flying Wing Aircraft
Hangkong gongcheng jinzhan, 2022 The study on the lift enhancement effect of the retractable belly flap on the flying wing configuration can conclude the effect rules on aircraft aerodynamic force. A flying wing configuration model is taken as the initial shape of flying wing configuration aircraft,the numerical simulation distribution method is used to select the types of crevices ...
CHEN Xian +4 more
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Research on the Flight Characteristics of Beetles and the Design of Bionic Aircraft
ProceedingsThe flying wing of the beetle exhibits unique wing spreading–flying–collecting behavior in the process of flight, which is the best bionic object for flapping wing aircraft design.
Huan Shen, Zhiyuan Mao, Aihong Ji
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工程科学学报Bionic flapping-wing air vehicles present notable advantages, including high maneuverability, concealment, and efficiency. They hold promising applications in military reconnaissance and exploration search and rescue, rooted in a comprehensive ...
Yixin ZHANG +5 more
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Energy self-consistency of small aircraft combining triboelectric nanogenerator structure and flexible-wing technology [PDF]
Mechanical SciencesStable energy output is crucial for the sustained flight of small aircraft, particularly flapping-wing air vehicles (FAVs). Traditional energy supply methods, such as batteries, suffer from limitations in weight, range, and environmental impact.
G. Zhao, Z. Liu
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The Coupled Wing Morphing of Ornithopters Improves Attitude Control and Agile Flight
MachinesBird wings are exquisite mechanisms integrated with multiple morphological deformation joints. The larger avian species are particularly adept at utilizing their wings’ flapping, folding, and twisting motions to control the wing angle and area.
Yu Cai +3 more
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Impact of inter-wing spacing on aerodynamic noise in multi-flapping wing configurations
Kongqi donglixue xuebaoInvestigation into noise reduction techniques for flapping-wing micro aerial vehicles is crucial for enhancing their application potential. The phenomenon of clustering among flying animals has garnered considerable research interest, as it provides ...
Yuxin Xie +2 more
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Design of an electronic image stabilization algorithm for flapping-wing flying robots
工程科学学报During the flight of a flapping-wing flying robot, the unique flapping-wing propulsion mechanism causes periodic pitching and rolling motions of the body. In passing through different airspeeds and altitudes over different terrain, the wings cycle up-and-
Shengnan LIU +4 more
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Design And Analysis of Flapping Wing Aircraft Based on Crank Mechanism
Highlights in Science, Engineering and TechnologyThis paper is proposed a flapping wing aircraft based on the crank slider mechanism to solve the problems of the two flapping wing structures, such as synchronization and excessive local stress common to existing ornithopters. MATLAB is used to solve the equations to determine the dimensions of the individual components, and the 3D model is designed by
Changlong Huang, Weipeng Guo, Hanyu Wang
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