Research areas and Tasks
| Research Areas | Research Tasks | Task Leaders | |
1 |
Aeromechanics |
1.1 Fundamental bio-inspired
principles of flapping flight physics |
Humbert/Dickinson |
| 1.2 Dual-plane particle image flow diagnostics of flapping-wing
unsteady aerodynamics |
Leishman/ Ramasamy |
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| 1.3 DNS/LES/RANS analysis for rotary- and flapping-wing-based MAVs |
Baeder/Yamleev/ Sitaraman |
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| 1.4 Flight dynamic simulation modeling of MAVs |
Celi | ||
| 1.5 Aeromechanics of revolutionary cyclocopter and flapping rotors |
Chopra/Samuel | ||
| 1.6 Bio-inspired flexure-based wings and airframes |
Dickinson/Humbert | ||
| 1.7 Avian-based wing morphing for agile flight | Hubbard | ||
2 |
Ambulation |
2.1 Bio-inspired dynamic modeling and simulation with parameters for ground contact model | Full/Goldman |
| 2.2 Bio-inspired principles of appendage and actuator design | Full/Fearing/Wood | ||
| 2.3 Ambulatory design of body and appendages. | Full/Fearing | ||
| 2.4 Bio-inspired crawling, running, climbing robots | Fearing/Full/Wood | ||
3 |
Hybrid Aeromechanics/ Ambulation |
3.1 Thrust augmented entomopter: A revolutionary hover-capable high-speed MAV | Chopra/Wereley Barrows |
| 3.2 Bio-inspired hybrid aerial and terrestrial locomotion | Fearing/Full/Wood/ Humbert/Dickinson |
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| 3.3 MBMAC: Multi-Body Microsystems Analysis Code for rotary-wing-, flapping-wing-, and ground-based systems | Chopra/Goldman/ Masarati/Roget |
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4 |
Multifunctional, Actuation and Propulsion | 4.1 High performance microactuators | Smela/Shapiro |
| 4.2 Smart composite-based rapid fabrication of micromechanical and micromechatronic structures | Fearing/Wood | ||
| 4.3 Ultra-light multifunctional composite structures based on electrospun fabric | Shivakumar/Lingaiah | ||
| 4.4 Chemical energy conversion system | Cadou/Jackson | ||
| 4.5 Distributed propulsion system for power efficiency | Fearing/Full/Wood |
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