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A Review Of Biomimetic Air Vehicle Research: 1984-2014, Thomas Ward, M. Rezadad, Christopher J. Fearday, Rubentheren Viyapuri
A Review Of Biomimetic Air Vehicle Research: 1984-2014, Thomas Ward, M. Rezadad, Christopher J. Fearday, Rubentheren Viyapuri
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Biomimetic air vehicles (BAV) are a class of unmanned aircraft that mimic the flapping wing kinematics of flying organisms (e.g. birds, bats, and insects). Research into BAV has rapidly expanded over the last 30 years. In this paper, we present a comprehensive bibliometric review of engineering and biology journal articles that were published on this subject between 1984 and 2014. These articles are organized into five topical categories: aerodynamics, guidance and control, mechanisms, structures and materials, and system design. All of the articles are compartmented into one of these categories based on their primary focus. Several aspects of these articles …