An insect-scale flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle inspired by tumblers capable of uncontrolled self-stabilizing flying
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To improve the self-stabilization performance of flapping-wing micro-aircraft, Prof. Wu Xuezhong and Xiao Dingbang's team at the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT), has proposed a cylindrical air damper with a symmetric structure.
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