Flexible wings driven by simple oscillation may be viable for efficient micro air vehicles

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 13:22 in Physics & Chemistry

In the future, tiny air vehicles may be able to fly through cracks in concrete to search for earthquake victims, explore a contaminated building or conduct surveillance missions for the military. But today, designing the best flying mechanism for these miniature aerial machines is still a challenging task...

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