US Air Force developing remote-controlled bird-like ‘microdrones’ with flapping wings

Their elite research lab is working with designers from Airion Health LLC to prototype a remote-controlled mini air vehicle that can imitate either insect or bird flight

The organisation’s elite research lab is working with designers from Airion Health LLC to prototype a remote-controlled mini air vehicle that can imitate either insect or bird flight, for surveillance purposes.

The microdrone will have the ability to change velocity without the support of a high-powered computer, according to a service release that states the team are using a 2014 patent for their project.

“Controllable forces would be generated by the wings based on position and velocity profiles, resulting in time-varying wing upstrokes and downstrokes, which, at times, may be asymmetrical,” the release states.

Keep Reading

A British Army soldier uses a similar drone on Salisbury plain training area in Wiltshire in 2019
A British Army soldier uses a similar drone on Salisbury plain training area in Wiltshire in 2019 (Image: Getty Images)
Vrbo
A soldier from the Royal Anglian Regiment launches a grenade launcher deployed drone in Salisbury in 2020
A soldier from the Royal Anglian Regiment launches a grenade launcher deployed drone in Salisbury in 2020 (Image: Getty Images)
Outdoor Cooking

Vrbo

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*