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A wind tunnel is a controlled experimental facility that generates a steady, measurable airflow around a stationary test object, enabling researchers to study aerodynamic forces, flow patterns, and fluid-structure interactions under repeatable conditions. In robotics and AI, wind tunnels serve multiple purposes: they are used to characterize the aerodynamic performance of flapping-wing micro air vehicles, wall-climbing robots, and bio-inspired designs; to validate gas dispersion and odor plume-tracking algorithms under reproducible flow conditions; and to test floating offshore wind turbine dynamics using hardware-in-the-loop robotic platforms. Researchers also use wind tunnels to evaluate insect-inspired chemical plume navigation strategies, measure flow fields around flapping wings with particle image velocimetry, and calibrate aerodynamic models for multirotor wind estimation. Wind tunnels matter because they provide a ground-truth environment where environmental variables such as wind speed and direction are precisely controlled, bridging the gap between computational simulations and real-world deployment. This makes them indispensable for validating robot designs and algorithms before field testing in unpredictable outdoor conditions.
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Wind and water tunnel testing of a morphing aquatic micro air vehicle
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GADEN: A 3D Gas Dispersion Simulator for Mobile Robot Olfaction in Realistic Environments
Javier Monroy, Victor Hernandez Bennetts, Han Fan, Achim J. Lilienthal, Javier González-Jiménez
Citations: 115 • 2017
A hovering flapping-wing microrobot with altitude control and passive upright stability
Zhi Ern Teoh, Sawyer B. Fuller, Pakpong Chirarattananon, N. O. Prez-Arancibia, J. D. Greenberg, Robert J. Wood
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Robotic volumetric PIV of a full-scale cyclist
Constantin Jux, Andrea Sciacchitano, J.F.G. Schneiders, Fulvio Scarano
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Comparing Insect-Inspired Chemical Plume Tracking Algorithms Using a Mobile Robot
David J. Harvey, Tien‐Fu Lu, Michael A. Keller
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Design of a 6-DoF Robotic Platform for Wind Tunnel Tests of Floating Wind Turbines
Ilmas Bayati, Marco Belloli, Davide Ferrari, F. Fossati, Hermes Giberti
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A comparison of casting and spiraling algorithms for odor source localization in laminar flow
Thomas Lochmatter, Xavier Raemy, Löıc Matthey, Saurabh Indra, Alcherio Martinoli
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Aerodynamic evaluation of wing shape and wing orientation in four butterfly species using numerical simulations and a low-speed wind tunnel, and its implications for the design of flying micro-robots
Alejandro Ortega Ancel, Rodney Eastwood, Daniel M. Vogt, Carter Ithier, Michael J. Smith, Rob Wood, Mirko Kovač
Citations: 51 • 2016
A wall climbing robot using propulsive force of propeller
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Citations: 47 • 1991
Effect of panel shape of soccer ball on its flight characteristics
Sungchan Hong, Takeshi Asai
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A cluster analysis approach based on exploiting density peaks for gas discrimination with electronic noses in open environments
Han Fan, Victor Hernandez Bennetts, Erik Schaffernicht, Achim J. Lilienthal
Citations: 38 • 2017
A 3-D bio-inspired odor source localization and its validation in realistic environmental conditions
Faezeh Rahbar, Ali Marjovi, Pierre Kibleur, Alcherio Martinoli
Citations: 37 • 2017
A distributed formation-based odor source localization algorithm - design, implementation, and wind tunnel evaluation
Jorge M. Soares, A. Pedro Aguiar, A. Pascoal, Alcherio Martinoli
Citations: 36 • 2015
Distributed Estimation for Motion Coordination in an Unknown Spatially Varying Flowfield
Cameron K. Peterson, Derek A. Paley
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A robotic platform for testing moth-inspired plume tracking strategies
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The flying anemometer: Unified estimation of wind velocity from aerodynamic power and wrenches
Teodor Tomić, Korbinian Schmid, Philipp Lutz, Andrew Mathers, Sami Haddadin
Citations: 29 • 2016
Mechanism and system design of MAV(Micro Aerial Vehicle)-type wall-climbing robot for inspection of wind blades and non-flat surfaces
Sungwook Jung, Jae-Uk Shin, Wancheol Myeong, Hyun Myung
Citations: 28 • 2015
Numerical prediction of aerodynamic performance for a flying fish during gliding flight
Jian Deng, Lingxin Zhang, Xuerui Mao
Citations: 27 • 2019
Simulation Experiments with Bio-inspired Algorithms for Odor Source Localization in Laminar Wind Flow
Thomas Lochmatter, Alcherio Martinoli
Citations: 25 • 2008
A Plume Tracking Algorithm Based on Crosswind Formations
Thomas Lochmatter, Ebru Aydın Göl, Iñaki Navarro, Alcherio Martinoli
Citations: 25 • 2012