About this Research Topic
Human being has a long history of learning from natural creatures that have been developed through evolution, and developing exciting bioinspired and biomimetic systems, many involving fluid flows. Examples include robotic fish and flapping-wing drones. Design and development of such systems on one hand requires a full understanding in the underlying physics of biological systems, and on the other hand requires the utilization of novel design ideas and emerging technologies. Both are challenging due to their interdisciplinary nature.
In this Special Issue we aim to highlight recent advances in research on unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles in which bioinspired and biomimetic fluid flows play an important role. The topic can be either the understanding of principles and functions found in biological systems that could inspire the design and development of unmanned vehicles, or the applications of learnt knowledge to novel bioinspired or biomimetic unmanned vehicles.
The topics of interests of this proposed Special Issue include but not limited to:
• Design and development of bioinspired and biomimetic unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles;
• Theoretical/Computational/Experimental studies on bioinspired and biomimetic unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles;
• New applications of bioinspired and biomimetic unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles
Both original research and review articles are welcome.
In this Special Issue we aim to highlight recent advances in research on unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles in which bioinspired and biomimetic fluid flows play an important role. The topic can be either the understanding of principles and functions found in biological systems that could inspire the design and development of unmanned vehicles, or the applications of learnt knowledge to novel bioinspired or biomimetic unmanned vehicles.
The topics of interests of this proposed Special Issue include but not limited to:
• Design and development of bioinspired and biomimetic unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles;
• Theoretical/Computational/Experimental studies on bioinspired and biomimetic unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles;
• New applications of bioinspired and biomimetic unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles
Both original research and review articles are welcome.
Keywords: Fluid-structure interaction, Flow sensor and actuator, Biological and bioinspired propulsion, Biomimetic flow control, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Unmanned underwater vehicles
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
