US develops a Microdrone that can mimic insect or bird flight
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Gulf Today Report
The US Air Force’s elite research lab is working with Airion Health LLC to prototype a mini air vehicle that can imitate either insect or bird flight and has the ability to change velocity without the support of a high-powered computer.
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The wings are based on position and velocity profiles, resulting in time-varying wing upstrokes and downstrokes, which, at times, maybe asymmetrical, generate controllable forces.
The microdrone could be used for surveillance in the field or over military bases; or to stake out targets before personnel or other aircraft get to the battlefield.
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