Researchers at Harward University have demonstrated an insect robot achieving autonomous flight using closed loop control in vertical axis. They think that this approach can be used to enable autonomous flight on all 3 axis. A closed loop system is a control mechanism that uses feedback to control states or outputs of a dynamical system. […]
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Scientists at University of California Berkeley, have been able to control a living beetle remotely and guide its movements, through neural and muscle stimulation systems, for a project funded by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). The system includes stimulators, microcontroller with transceiver, and a microbattery. The scientists were able to control the landing, take […]
By analysing the shape of the wings of flying insects during flight, through the use of flight simulators, researchers at Oxford University tracked the flow of smoke particles over the insect wings, in order to understand the air flow. This led to an in depth analysis of the wing motion. The research can have many […]