Planetary Exploration using Biomimetics

An entomopter uses biomimetics and advanced circulation control techniques to achieve substantially higher lift than possible through conventional design. According to conventional aerodynamics, some insects couldn’t generate sufficient lift to maintain flight. However, in 1994, Charles Ellington of the University of Cambridge determined that a micro-scale vortex, at the wing’s leading edge, was the source of the missing lift.

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