Optimization of avian perching manoeuvres
Perching at speed is among the most demanding flight behaviours that birds perform1,2 and is beyond the capability of most autonomous vehicles. Smaller birds may touch down by hovering3,4,5,6,7,8, but larger birds typically swoop up to perch1,2—presumably because the adverse scaling of their power m...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature
2022
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