Research Insights - September 01, 2016

Moth Meets Robotic Flower - How Biomechanics Drives Nature-Inspired Technologies

HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study

Dr. Tom DANIEL
Biomedical Imaging Cell Biology Human Factors, Biomechanics and Cognitive Decision Neural Engineering
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IAS Senior Visiting Fellow Tom DANIEL was the Founding Chair of the Department of Biology and is the Director of the new US Air Force Center of Excellence on Nature-Inspired Flight Technologies and Ideas at the University of Washington.
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The application of animals’ flight control principles in aerial devices remains Prof. Daniel's key research area.

Prof. Tom DANIEL, IAS Senior Visiting Fellow whose research interest is in Biomechanics, introduces how this interdisciplinary study inspires the invention of many brilliant technologies, devices and gadgets.  

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