"The aerodynamic interactions in small bird flocks ... the researchers created mechanized flappers that act like birds' wings. The wings were 3D-printed from plastic and driven by motors to ...

To glide or slow down, birds extend their wings ... but a testbed to explore the aerodynamic effects of variable-sweep wings. Some of the design and even some parts were cannibalized from the ...

Birds have long been nature’s masters of flight. Their ability to glide, dive, and twist through the air with ease has ...

To generate lift, a bird has merely to tilt its wings, adjusting the flow of air below and above them. Airplane wings exploit some of the same aerodynamic tricks. But a bird wing is vastly more ...

The very fastest part of the suspension effect is built into the mechanics of the wings, so birds don’t actively need to do anything. The process is automatic and allows enough time for aerodynamic ...

Birds are not necessarily faced with the same trade-off, as they have the potential to completely change the characteristics of their flight dynamics by morphing their wings and tail to suit different ...

Examples of such materials include camouflage skins, bird wings that can adapt its aerodynamics on the fly, plant-like structures that self-diagnose, or skins that sense touch and provide thermal ...

The lectures attempt to provide an overview of image-based aerodynamics measurement techniques and their ... Relevant topics including skin-friction topology, avian wing geometry and kinematics, ...