Landing and take-off capabilities of bioinspired aerial vehicles: a review
Ahmad Hammad,
Sophie F Armanini
Abstract:Bioinspired Flapping-Wing Micro Aerial Vehicles (FWMAVs) have
emerged over the last two decades as a promising new type of robot. Their high thrustto-
weight ratio, versatility, safety, and maneuverability, especially at small scales,
could make them more suitable than fixed-wing and multi-rotor vehicles for various
applications, especially in cluttered, confined environments and in close proximity to
humans, flora, and fauna. Unlike natural flyers, however, most FWMAVs … Show more
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