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Flying insects are intelligent micromachines capable of exquisite maneuvers in unpredictable environments. Understanding these systems advances our knowledge of flight control, sensor suites, and unsteady aerodynamics, which is of crucial interest to engineers developing intelligent flying robots or micro air vehicles (MAVs). The insights we gain when synthesizing bioinspired systems can in turn benefit the fields of neurophysiology, ethology and zoology by providing real-life tests of the proposed models. This book was written by biologists and engineers leading the research in this crossdisciplinary field. It examines all aspects of the mechanics, technology and intelligence of insects and insectoids. After introductory-level overviews of flight control in insects, dedicated chapters focus on the development of autonomous flying systems using biological principles to sense their surroundings and autonomously navigate. A significant part of the book is dedicated to the mechanics and control of flapping wings both in insects and artificial systems. Finally hybrid locomotion, energy harvesting and manufacturing of small flying robots are covered. A particular feature of the book is the depth on realization topics such as control engineering, electronics, mechanics, optics, robotics and manufacturing. This book will be of interest to academic and industrial researchers engaged with theory and engineering in the domains of aerial robotics, artificial intelligence, and entomology.

Autonomous robots. --- Autonomous robots -- Design and construction. --- Insects -- Locomotion -- Simulation methods. --- Mobile robots. --- Mobile robots -- Design and construction. --- Autonomous robots --- Mobile robots --- Insects --- Mechanical Engineering - General --- Mechanical Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Design and construction --- Simulation methods --- Locomotion --- Design and construction. --- Simulation methods. --- Engineering. --- Microprogramming. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Computer simulation. --- Entomology. --- Aerospace engineering. --- Astronautics. --- Control engineering. --- Robotics. --- Mechatronics. --- Control, Robotics, Mechatronics. --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- Simulation and Modeling. --- Control Structures and Microprogramming. --- Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. --- Hexapoda --- Insecta --- Pterygota --- Arthropoda --- Entomology --- Robots --- Autonomous robotic systems --- Artificial Intelligence. --- Space sciences --- Aeronautics --- Astrodynamics --- Space flight --- Space vehicles --- Computer programming --- Computer modeling --- Computer models --- Modeling, Computer --- Models, Computer --- Simulation, Computer --- Electromechanical analogies --- Mathematical models --- Model-integrated computing --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Zoology --- Microprogramming . --- Aeronautical engineering --- Astronautics --- Engineering --- Mechanical engineering --- Microelectronics --- Microelectromechanical systems --- Automation --- Control engineering --- Control equipment --- Control theory --- Engineering instruments --- Programmable controllers