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Yunxiang Cui, De Yan and Zhiqiang Wan
Soaring birds can use thermal updrafts in natural environments to fly for long periods or distances. The flight strategy of soaring birds can be implemented to gliders to increase their flight time. Currently, studies on soaring flight strategies focus o...
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Jiachi Zhao, Jun Li and Lifang Zeng
Birds and experienced glider pilots frequently use atmospheric updrafts for long-distance flight and energy conservation, with harvested energy from updrafts serving as the foundation. Inspired by their common characteristics in autonomous soaring, a rei...
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Eric J. Kim and Ruben E. Perez
The energy efficiency and flight endurance of small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAVs) can be improved through the implementation of autonomous soaring strategies. Biologically inspired flight techniques such as dynamic and thermal soaring offer significan...
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