Posts by: lneves

Obstacle avoidance in flying robots

Researchers at Harvard and MIT have been hard at work trying to understand the mechanics of in flight collision avoidance in birds. the goal of this project is to develop small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles that can navigate a forest or urban setting without crashing into trees or buildings, while still being able to fly relatively […]

Why do birds fly in formation?

Migratory birds have many flight formations, called echelons. Each have their own set of advantages. The most common of these is the  V  shaped formation,  which can be called a Skein. Anyone who sees a flight of migrating geese will see its distinct shape. This flight pattern provides the birds with two main advantages. The […]