2023

Insect-scale jumping robots enabled by a dynamic buckling cascade

Wang, Y., Wang, Q., Liu, M., Qin, Y., Cheng, L., Bolmin, O., ... & Tawfick, S, PNAS      [Download: PDF]

 

Wang, Y., Wang, Q., Liu, M., Qin, Y., Cheng, L., Bolmin, O., ... & Tawfick, S. (2023). Insect-scale jumping robots enabled by a dynamic buckling cascade. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(5), e2210651120.

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Angatkina, O., Alleyne, A. G., & Wissa, A. (2023). Robust design and evaluation of a novel modular origami-enabled mobile robot (OSCAR). Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 15(2), 021015.

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2022

Wissa, A., Alleyne, M., Barley, W. C., & Suarez, A. V. (2022). Best Practices of Bioinspired Design: Key Themes and Challenges. Integrative and comparative biology, 62(5), 1147-1152.

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Othman, A. K., Nair, N. J., Sandeep, A., Goza, A., & Wissa, A. (2022). Numerical and Experimental Study of a Covert-Inspired Passively Deployable Flap for Aerodynamic Lift Enhancement. In AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum (p. 3980)

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Saro-Cortes, V., Cui, Y., Dufficy, T., Boctor, A., Flammang, B. E., & Wissa, A. (2022). An adaptable flying fish robotic model for aero-and hydrodynamic experimentation. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 62(5), 1202-1216.

 

Bolmin O., McElrath M., Wissa A., and M Alleyne, Scaling of Jumping Performance in Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae), Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2022, icac068,

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Barley W., Ruge-Jones L., Wissa A., Suarez A., and M Alleyne, Addressing Diverse Motivations to Enable Bioinspired Design, Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2022, icac041

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Angatkina, O, Alleyne A., and A Wissa. "Robust design and evaluation of a novel modular origami-enabled mobile robot (OSCAR)." Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics (2022): 1-12.

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2021

Duan, C, and A. Wissa. "Covert-inspired flaps for lift enhancement and stall mitigation." Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 16.4 (2021): 046020.

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Bolmin, O., Socha, J. J., Alleyne, M., Dunn, A. C., Fezzaa, K., & Wissa, A. A. (2021). Nonlinear elasticity and damping govern ultrafast dynamics in click beetles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(5).

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2019

Gustafson, K., O.Angatkina, and A. Wissa" Model-based design of a multistable origami-enabled crawling robot," Smart Materials

and Structure (2019) 29 015013

 

Ito, M., C. Duan, C., and A. Wissa, " The Function of the Alula on Engineered Wings: A Detailed Experimental Investigation of a Bioinspired Leading-Edge Device.," Bioinspiration & Biomimetics (2019) 14 056015

 

Bolmin, O., L Wei, A Hazel, A Dunn, A Wissa, M Alleyne “Latch and release: how the thoracic hinge morphology and mechanics enable the click of Elaterid beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae)” Journal of Experimental Biology (2019) 222: jeb196683

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2018

Lynch, M., B. Mandadzhiev, and A. Wissa, “Bioinspired Wingtip Devices: A Pathway to Improve Aerodynamic Performance During Low Reynolds Number Flight," Bioinspiration & Biomimetics (2018) 13 036003.

2017

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2017

Mandadzhiev, M., Lynch, M., Chamorro L., and A. Wissa, (Invited), "An experimental study of an airfoil with a bio-inspired leading edge device at high angles of attack," Smart Materials and Structure (2017) 26 094008

 

Pagano, A., T. Yan, B. Chien, A. Wissa, and S. Tawfick (Invited) "A crawling robot driven by multi-stable origami" Smart Materials and Structure (2017) 26 094007. (This publication won the best paper award from ASME's ASMS Branch in Structural Dynamics and Control. This publication was also part of SMS Highlight Collection for 2017)

 

2016 and Earlier

Wissa, A., J. Grauer, N. Guerreiro, Y. Tummala, C. Altenbuchner, J.E. Hubbard, Jr., M. Frecker, and R. Roberts, "Free Flight Testing and Performance Evaluation of a Passively Morphing Ornithopter," International Journal of MAVs (2015) 7(1):21-40.

 

Wissa, A., J. Calogero, N. Wereley, J. E. Hubbard, Jr., and M. Frecker, "Analytical Model and Stability Analysis of the Leading Edge Spar of a Passively Morphing Ornithopter Wing," Bioinspiration & Biomimetics (2015) 10 065003.

 

Tummala, Y., A. Wissa, M. Frecker, and J. E. Hubbard, Jr., "Design and optimization of a contact aided compliant mechanism for passive bending,” Journal of Mechanics and Robotics (2014) 6 031013.

 

Tummala, Y., M. Frecker, A. Wissa, and J. E Hubbard, Jr., "Design optimization of a twist compliant mechanism with nonlinear stiffness," Smart Materials and Structures (2014) 23 104011.

 

Tummala, Y., M. Frecker, A. Wissa, and J.E. Hubbard, Jr.,(invited), "Design and optimization of a bend-and-sweep compliant mechanism," Smart Materials and Structures (2013) 22 094019. (This publication won the best paper award from ASME's ASMS Branch in Structural Dynamics and Control)

 

Wissa, A., Y. Tummala, J. E. Hubbard, Jr., and M. Frecker, "Passively Morphing Ornithopter Wings using a Novel Compliant Spine: Design and Testing," Smart Materials and Structures (2012) 21 094028.