The finding could have implications for future agile autonomous aerial vehicles.
Daniel Inman
Avian secret: The key to agile bird flight is switching quickly between stable and unstable gliding
New edition of Inman’s Engineering Vibration textbook released
Best-selling book in its field has shaped the education of thousands of students worldwide
Bird-like wings could help drones keep stable in gusts
“3D morphing” wings could help small aircraft safely navigate windy urban streets and land with shorter approaches.
Congratulations Michigan Aerospace PhD student, Christina Harvey, on being awarded a Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship!
Third year Michigan Aerospace PhD student, Christina Harvey, has been awarded a Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship to conduct research in the 2020–2021 academic year.
U-M Aerospace Engineering scholars win the ASME Best Paper award for their work on nanowire vibration-tamping study
PhD Candidates LoriAnne Groo and Kelsey Steinke, Harm Buning Collegiate Professor of Aerospace Engineering Daniel J Inman, and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Henry A Sodano have been awarded the prestigious Best Paper award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
U-M Aerospace Engineering PhD candidate Christina Harvey investigates how gliding birds stack up to UAVs
U-M Aerospace Engineering PhD candidate Christina Harvey investigates how gliding birds stack up to UAVs
Aerospace Professor Dan Inman receives a National Science Foundation grant for development of avian inspired morphing aircraft
Aerospace Professor Dan Inman receives a National Science Foundation grant to continue his research into avian inspired morphing aircraft.
FXB Fellowships awarded to Anil Yildirim and Christina Harvey
Congratulations to Anil Yildirim and Christina Harvey on being awarded the FXB fellowship!
Professor Daniel Inman gives plenary lectures in France and China
Congratulations to Aerospace Professor Daniel Inman, who recently gave a plenary lecture at the 9th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials (SMART 2019) in Paris, France from July 8-11. The Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Professor Inman delivered a talk titled, “Smart Structures for Bio-Inspired Morphing,” which presented “several unique […]
Congratulations to Dan Inman on being named Harm Buning Collegiate Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Former Aerospace Engineering Chair Dan Inman named Harm Buning Collegiate Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Current and Future Aerospace Engineering students receive prestigious fellowships
Congratulations to Leanne Su, Angela Kimber, Christopher Sercel, LoriAnn Groo, and Iman Javaheri for receiving prestigious NSF and NSTRF fellowships
Aerospace Ph.D. student Lawren Gamble wins first in 2018 Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication Best Student Paper Award
Congratulations to Lawren Gamble, first-place recipient of the 2018 Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication Best Student Paper Award
SPIE Tribute Conference held in honor of AE Department Chair Dr. Dan Inman
On March 28-29, an SPIE Tribute Conference was held in honor of Aerospace Chair Dr. Dan Inman for a lifetime of contributions to the field of smart structures.
Inman draws inspiration from nature for his morphing wing technology
Dr. Daniel Inman, AE Department Chair, is seeking to improve the efficiency of aircraft through avian-inspired morphing wing technology.
Daniel Inman honored with SEM fellowship
AERO Department Chair and Clarence “Kelly” Johnson Professor Daniel Inman has been honored by becoming a fellow of the Society of Experimental Mechanics.
