Concept
Mécanique du vol
Publications associées (15)
Accurate and agile flight with winged drones
Drones hold promise to assist in civilian tasks. To realize this application, future drones must operate within large cities, covering large distances while navigating within cluttered urban landscapes. The increased efficiency of winged drones over rotary ...
EPFL2024The effects of kinematics, flexibility, and planform on the vortex formation and aerodynamic performance of flapping wing flight
In this thesis, the aerodynamic challenges in flapping wing flight are addressed.In particular, the effects of different wing kinematics, flexibilities, and planforms on the the leading edge vortex development and aerodynamic performance are investigated.I ...
EPFL2023How ornithopters can perch autonomously on a branch
Flapping wings produce lift and thrust in bio-inspired aerial robots, leading to quiet, safe and efficient flight. However, to extend their application scope, these robots must perch and land, a feat widely demonstrated by birds. Despite recent progress, f ...
Berlin2022Observing the Central Arctic Atmosphere and Surface with University of Colorado uncrewed aircraft systems
Julia Schmale, Radiance Flore Aurore Calmer
Over a five-month time window between March and July 2020, scientists deployed two small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) to the central Arctic Ocean as part of legs three and four of the MOSAiC expedition. These sUAS were flown to measure the thermodynami ...
NATURE PORTFOLIO2022