The article talks about developing a drivetrain that regulates torques that would give imbalance to the "fly" while in flight. The draintrain that is being explored for the "fly" is being modeled after a drivetrain that is typically found in automobiles. The main purpose is to supply the same amount of torque to both wings.
I found this article to be quite interesting. The idea of modeling a fly is fascinating to me. As you can see in Figure 1, the size is comparable to that of a real fly. That is amazing to me. I would be interested to hear of any similar article that you have read in regards to this subject.
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I agree that this is truly interesting. It reminds me of the movie "G-Force," where there was a fly that was an agent/spy. Animals have the potential to be very useful, especially because of their size.
Planes were designed after birds because birds can fly; swimmers' fins were designed after fish tails. It only makes sense that other animals would be used as the basis for designs.
Why not use their whole bodies? I am very curious to see what else people will come up with in the future!
The craziest part to me is that they are modeling the drivetrain after ones in automobiles. The fact that they can maintain the same function on such a small scale is amazing to me. This also reminds me of the little remote control bee from the movie Richie Rich, and it would be interesting to see some of the potential applications for this new technology.
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