Mimicking Eagles, Pigeons, Butterflies, and Beetles... Have Drones in Our Country "Evolved" to This Extent?
Flapping Eagle, Flapping Pigeon, Flapping Butterfly, Flapping Beetle
Have our drones "evolved" to this extent?
Let's find out ↓
Flapping Wing Drone
is a type of bionic drone
It does not rely on
high-speed propellers or engines
to generate lift
but instead mimics flying organisms
by flapping and vibrating its wings
It can be said that
it is currently the closest flying vehicle to biological flyers
The intelligent bionic unmanned system team at Beijing University of Science and Technology
has focused on developing
four types of flapping wing drones: Flapping Eagle, Flapping Pigeon, Flapping Butterfly, and Flapping Beetle
Among them,
the Flapping Eagle drone
mimics the special visual structure of raptors
to accurately identify and track ground targets at different distances
One model of the Flapping Eagle drone
has achieved a maximum continuous flight time
of 256 minutes
As a cutting-edge technology,
flapping wing drones still face multiple research and development challenges
Researchers state that
in the future, they want to make flapping wing drones
"smarter and more autonomous in flight"
Reporter from the Central Station丨Liu Gan, Guo Yingjie, Wang Chao, Yin Duyi, Zhang Tianren
Beijing University of Science and Technology is developing four types of flapping drones that mimic birds and insects for flight. The eagle-mimicking drone can accurately identify and track ground targets, achieving a maximum flight time of 256 minutes. Researchers aim to improve the drones' intelligence and autonomous flying capabilities.
- Development of flapping drones that mimic birds and insects.
- The eagle-mimicking drone can identify and track ground targets at various distances.
- One model has a maximum continuous flight time of 256 minutes.
- The research team aims to enhance the intelligence and autonomy of these drones.