Dear Colleagues, 

Bionics has always been a vital way for human beings to make progress. By learning the advantages of different creatures, sensing and flight control strategies of current aerial vehicles have great potential to improve. For example, flies and dragonflies have large viewing angles and excellent dynamic visions thanks to their compound eyes; fish and reptiles have a 360-degree viewing angle due to their unique eye structure; birds can perceive subtle changes in the wind through the conduction of their feathers; insects rely on their flapping wings to generate sufficient lift and control torque under low Reynolds numbers. Such advantages motivate researchers and engineers to study new perception and propulsion principles. In fact, in recent years, bio-inspired sensing and control methods of drones have continued to attract the attention of scholars. By imitating the perception and propulsion mode of these creatures, several state-of-the-art drones have already implemented and demonstrated some bio-inspired sensing and flight control methods, leading the way in a young research field and showing significant research value and application prospects. With the development of manufacturing and integration technology, these bioinspired perception and control capabilities are more and more likely to be widely used in drones.

We seek research papers with contributions focusing on bioinspired sensing and control studies, including valuable principle research and the results of experiments on drones. Review papers that provide a comprehensive view of the fields of this research topic are welcome as well.

Dr. Zhan Tu
Dr. Abdessattar Abdelkefi
Dr. Fan Fei
Guest Editors

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