Bo Cheng

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Pennsylvania State University

United States

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Dr. Bo Cheng is an Associate Professor at The Pennsylvania State University in the United States. His research interests include flapping wing systems, aerodynamic performance in insects and robots, and dynamic perching mechanisms. Recent publications highlight his work on the flight dynamics of hummingbirds and blue bottle flies, as well as advancements in robotic swimming and maneuverability.

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Case Western Reserve University

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Bo Cheng

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Tunable Mechanism Enables Robust Surface Perching Under Different Landing Impacts and Orientation Misalignment

Flapping dynamics and wing flexibility enhance odor detection in blue bottle flies

Efficiency and control trade-offs and work loop characteristics of flapping-wing systems with synchronous and asynchronous muscles

From Flies to Robots: Inverted Landing in Small Quadcopters With Dynamic Perching

Hummingbirds rapidly respond to the removal of visible light and control a sequence of rate-commanded escape manoeuvres in milliseconds

Inertial coupling of the hummingbird body in the flight mechanics of an escape manoeuvre

Wing deformation improves aerodynamic performance of forward flight of bluebottle flies flying in a flight mill

Effects of caudal fin stiffness on optimized forward swimming and turning maneuver in a robotic swimmer

Touchless underwater wall-distance sensing via active proprioception of a robotic flapper

Robot motor learning shows emergence of frequency-modulated, robust swimming with an invariant Strouhal number

Active wing-pitching mechanism in hummingbird escape maneuvers

Vorticity dynamics and stability of the leading-edge vortex on revolving wings

Dual-stage radial–tangential vortex tilting reverses radial vorticity and contributes to leading-edge vortex stability on revolving wings

Musculoskeletal wing-actuation model of hummingbirds predicts diverse effects of primary flight muscles in hovering flight

Flies trade off stability and performance via adaptive compensation to wing damage

Effects of Reynolds number on leading-edge vortex formation dynamics and stability in revolving wings

Compliant Bistable Grippers Enable Passive Perching for Micro Aerial Vehicles

State-space aerodynamic model reveals high force control authority and predictability in flapping flight

Scaling the vorticity dynamics in the leading-edge vortices of revolving wings with two directional length scales

Tip vortices formation and evolution of rotating wings at low Reynolds numbers

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Zhiyu Zhang

Kaushik Jayaram

Jianguo Zhao

Hari Krishna Hari Prasad

Haoxiang Luo

Bret Tobalske

Chengyu Li

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