“This was my passion. Having a small-size airplane that looks like a fly is a dream,” explained George Huang, chair of Wright State’s Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and director of the new Center of Excellence for Micro Air Vehicle Research. Director: George Huang, Ph.D. (937) 775-5040 george.huang@wright.edu http://www.wright.edu/mav Using nature for inspiration, Huang [...]

Jaderic Dawson, 24, of Dayton, Ohio, is a graduate engineering student who works at the Center of Excellence in Micro Air Vehicle Research. Dawson is attempting to develop mechanical wings capable of flapping in multiple degrees of freedom. “We’re trying to closely mimic the insects and exactly how they do their flight,” Dawson said. “Micro [...]

George Huang, director of the Center of Excellence in Micro Air Vehicle Research, describes military and civilian applications for the micro air vehicle. Center of Excellence in Micro Air Vehicle Research Video Transcript “The future warfare, as far as I’m concerned or even our country is concerned, is really with terrorists. We are dealing with [...]