Sakito Koizumi   Toshiyuki Nakata   Hao Liu   
Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology 9 612183-612183 2021年 [査読有り]
Flying animals such as insects display great flight performances with high stability and maneuverability even under unpredictable disturbances in natural and man-made environments. Unlike man-made mechanical systems like a drone, insects can achie...
Masahiro Harada   Toshiyuki Nakata   Shogo Kan   Wataru Kojima   
Applied Entomology and Zoology 2021年 [査読有り]
Insect flight behavior varies among species and selective pressures underlying the diversification of flight performance remain to be fully elucidated. Comparisons of flight behavior among congeners with differing ecologies can contribute to gaini...
Toshiyuki Nakata   Nathan Phillips   Patrício Simões   Ian J Russell   Jorn A Cheney   Simon M Walker   Richard J Bomphrey   
Science (New York, N.Y.) 368(6491) 634-637 2020年5月 [査読有り]
Some flying animals use active sensing to perceive and avoid obstacles. Nocturnal mosquitoes exhibit a behavioral response to divert away from surfaces when vision is unavailable, indicating a short-range, mechanosensory collision-avoidance mechan...
The utilization of small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAVs), commonly known as drones, has increased drastically in various industries in the past decade. Commercial drones face challenges in terms of safety, durability, flight performance, and envi...
The utilization of small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAVs), commonly known as drones, has increased drastically in various industries in the past decade. Commercial drones face challenges in terms of safety, durability, flight performance, and envi...