Adam Stone, C4ISRNET
We modeled this off of bats and birds, which can fly by feel. They feel the air, and that allows them to rapidly and in an agile way take advantage of the current air conditions, said Jeff Baur, a principal engineer in AFRL's materials and manufacturing directorate.Researchers began basic research and development around the idea four years ago and last year demonstrated that micro sensors could read the condition of the air with great accuracy. This spring they plan to review results from a recent pitch-and-plunge test, designed to gauge the effectiveness of hair sensors in gusty... Read More
We modeled this off of bats and birds, which can fly by feel. They feel the air, and that allows them to rapidly and in an agile way take advantage of the current air conditions, said Jeff Baur, a principal engineer in AFRL's materials and manufacturing directorate.Researchers began basic research and development around the idea four years ago and last year demonstrated that micro sensors could read the condition of the air with great accuracy. This spring they plan to review results from a recent pitch-and-plunge test, designed to gauge the effectiveness of hair sensors in gusty... Read More