{"id":490517,"date":"2022-09-05T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T19:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/engineers-study-bird-flight-with-an-eye-toward-improving-uncrewed-drones\/"},"modified":"2022-09-05T22:00:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T19:00:02","slug":"engineers-study-bird-flight-with-an-eye-toward-improving-uncrewed-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/engineers-study-bird-flight-with-an-eye-toward-improving-uncrewed-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"#Engineers study bird flight with an eye toward improving uncrewed drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a290643a08f9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a290643a08f9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/engineers-study-bird-flight-with-an-eye-toward-improving-uncrewed-drones\/#%E2%80%9CEngineers_study_bird_flight_with_an_eye_toward_improving_uncrewed_drones%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Engineers study bird flight with an eye toward improving uncrewed drones&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEngineers_study_bird_flight_with_an_eye_toward_improving_uncrewed_drones%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Engineers study bird flight with an eye toward improving uncrewed drones&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/engineers-study-bird-f.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2022\/engineers-study-bird-f.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Christina Harvey with wind tunnel models of gull wings in the lab at the University of Michigan. Credit: Christina Harvey\/UC Davis\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/engineers-study-bird-f.jpg\" alt=\"Engineers study bird flight\" title=\"Christina Harvey with wind tunnel models of gull wings in the lab at the University of Michigan. Credit: Christina Harvey\/UC Davis\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Christina Harvey with wind tunnel models of gull wings in the lab at the University of Michigan. Credit: Christina Harvey\/UC Davis<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>People have been fascinated by bird flight for centuries, but exactly how birds can be so agile in the air remains mysterious. A new study, published Sept. 5 in <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>s<\/i>, uses modeling and aerodynamics to describe how gulls can change the shape of their wings to control their response to gusts or other disturbances. The lessons could one day <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly to uncrewed aerial vehicles or other flying machines.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                &#8220;Birds easily perform challenging maneuvers and they&#8217;re adaptable, so what exactly about their flight is most useful to implement in future aircraft?&#8221; said Christina Harvey, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Davis and lead author on the paper. <\/p>\n<p>Harvey began studying gulls as a master&#8217;s student in zoology at the University of British Columbia, after earning her bachelor&#8217;s degree in mechanical engineering. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gulls are very common and easy to find, and they&#8217;re really impressive gliders,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n<p>Harvey continued her work on gulls as a doctoral student at the University of Michigan. She recently joined the faculty at UC Davis after completing her Ph.D in aerospace engineering. <\/p>\n<p>In March this year, Harvey and colleagues at the University of Michigan published a paper in <i>Nature<\/i> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2022-03-avian-secret-key-agile-bird.html\">analyzing the flight dynamics of 22 bird species<\/a>. While previous studies have tended to focus on aerodynamics\u2014how air moves around a bird\u2014Harvey developed equations to describe birds&#8217; inertial properties, such as the center of gravity and the neutral point, where aerodynamic forces can be consistently modeled as point forces. <\/p>\n<p>Aircraft are typically designed to be stable or unstable. A stable aircraft will tend to return back to steady flight when perturbed (for example, getting pushed up by a wind gust). This is desirable, for example, in an airliner, but not for a jet fighter. Highly maneuverable aircraft are designed to be unstable. <\/p>\n<p>In their <i>Nature<\/i> paper, Harvey and colleagues showed that almost all the bird species studied are capable of both stable and unstable flight and use wing movements to shift between these modes. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/engineers-study-bird-f-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2022\/engineers-study-bird-f-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Three wind tunnel models of gull wings. By combining aerodynamic studies with modeling of inertial forces, aerospace engineer Christina Harvey is getting new insights into how birds control their flight. Credit: Christina Harvey\/UC Davis\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/engineers-study-bird-f-1.jpg\" alt=\"Engineers study bird flight\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Three wind tunnel models of gull wings. By combining aerodynamic studies with modeling of inertial forces, aerospace engineer Christina Harvey is getting new insights into how birds control their flight. Credit: Christina Harvey\/UC Davis<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Controllable flight <\/b><br \/>\n                                            <!-- Google middle Adsense block --><\/p>\n<p>The new study builds on this work, bringing together aerodynamic studies using 3D printed models of gulls and gull wings in a wind tunnel, with computer modeling of inertial forces to understand how gulls achieve stability along their long axis (falling or rising). <\/p>\n<p>Gulls can adjust how they respond to perturbations in that axis by adjusting their wrist and elbow joints, and morphing the shape of the wings, they found. The team was able to predict the gulls&#8217; flying qualities and how rapidly they can recover from a perturbation like a gust. That reaction time also gives insights into the &#8220;controllable range&#8221; for the bird and into applying bird flight dynamics to aircraft. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The flight qualities analysis asks: if you built an aircraft exactly like a gull, would a human be able to fly it?&#8221; Harvey said. <\/p>\n<p>As uncrewed aerial vehicles, or drones, become more widely used, they need to be able to navigate complex urban environments, something birds do very well. A deeper understanding of bird flight could help improve drone designs for various uses.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey will be opening her lab at UC Davis this fall. She hopes to collaborate with other campus researchers, including the California Raptor Center and researchers working on insect flight at the College of Biological Sciences. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are so many open questions about bird flight,&#8221; she said, &#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing what else is out there to discover.&#8221;\n                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-medium text-info mt-2 d-inline-block\" href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2022-03-avian-secret-key-agile-bird.html\">Avian secret: The key to agile bird flight is switching quickly between stable and unstable gliding<\/a>\n                                        <\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                                <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Gull dynamic pitch stability is controlled by wing morphing, <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/i> (2022). <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2204847119\">DOI: 10.1073\/pnas.2204847119<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Engineers study bird flight with an eye toward improving uncrewed drones (2022, September  5)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved  5 September 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-09-bird-flight-eye-uncrewed-drones.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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