Flapping Mechanism Design Completed and Manufacturing is Underway
After eight months of brainstorming and analysis, the details of the final design for a new flapping flight mechanism have all been decided. The new design is necessary for upcoming experiments to optimize wing paths of ladybugs.
Water Tunnel is Used to Study Flapping Flight
The flapping flight group will be using a water tunnel and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) to study the aerodynamics of flapping wings.
Borrowing ideas from beetle wings
Bug-sized spy planes may sound like science fiction, but alumnus Ryan George's research has helped our progress towards making them a reality.