Aerial Locomotion in Warfare

Visual Protection in Aerial Warfare.

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Effects-based Operations and the Law of Aerial Warfare

Mathematical modeling and simulation of aquatic and aerial animal locomotion

In this thesis we investigate the locomotion of fish and birds by applying both new and well known mathematical techniques. The two-dimensional model is first studied using Krasny’s vortex blob method, and then a new numerical method based on Wu’s theory1 is developed. To begin with, we will implement Krasny’s ideas for a couple of examples and then switch to the numerical implementation of the...

Towards Aerial Physical Locomotion: the Contact-Fly-Contact Problem

In this paper we consider the problem of letting an aerial robot exploiting its contact with the environment in order to enhance its motion possibilities, in a way reminiscent of legged robots exploiting contact forces for locomotion purposes. As a representative and initial case study, we consider a quadrotor equipped with a 1-DOF arm able to hook at some pivot points, and needing to perform a...

Aerial Warfare: A Volatile Dialogue between the Plant Pathogen Verticillium longisporum and Its Antagonist Paenibacillus polymyxa

Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium spp. results in severe yield losses in a broad range of crops. Verticillium outbreaks are challenging to control, and exacerbated by increases in soil temperatures and drought associated with global warming. Employing natural antagonists as biocontrol agents offers a promising approach to addressing this challenge. Paenibacillus polymyxa Sb3-1 was proven...