Micro- and Nano-Air Vehicles: State of the Art

Forward flight of swallowtail butterfly with simple flapping motion

(2010) Hiroto Tanaka et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Fabrication of corrugated artificial insect wings using laser micromachined molds

(2010) Hiroto Tanaka et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Towards a Long Endurance MAV

(2010) Murat Bronz et al.   International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles

Accurate Modeling and Robust Hovering Control for a Quad–rotor VTOL Aircraft

(2009) Jinhyun Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

Conceptual Design and Simulation of a Compact Shape Memory Actuator for Rotary Motion

(2009) I. Spinella et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE

Advances in Dielectric Elastomers for Actuators and Artificial Muscles

(2009) Paul Brochu et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Design of an active flapping wing mechanism and a micro aerial vehicle using a rotary actuator

(2009) Michael A.A. Fenelon et al.   MECHANISM AND MACHINE THEORY

Flapping Wing Flight Can Save Aerodynamic Power Compared to Steady Flight

(2009) Umberto Pesavento et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Gas Sensors Based on Electrospun Nanofibers

(2009) Bin Ding et al.   SENSORS

Computational aerodynamics of low Reynolds number plunging, pitching and flexible wings for MAV applications

(2008) W. Shyy et al.   ACTA MECHANICA SINICA

Miniaturization limitations of HCCI internal combustion engines

(2008) I. Sher et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

From the Test Benches to the First Prototype of the muFly Micro Helicopter

(2008) Dario Schafroth et al.   JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

Miniaturized CMOS Imaging Module with Real-time DSP Technology for Endoscope and Laryngoscope Applications

(2008) Liqiang Wang et al.   Journal of Signal Processing Systems for Signal Image and Video Technology