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most citedA Robust Data-Driven Model for Flapping Aerodynamics under different hovering kinematics

13 citations · 18 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

physics.flu-dyn2026

A Fast Spectral Formulation of the Multiscale Proper Orthogonal Decomposition

Marek Belda, Lorenzo Schena, Romain Poletti +3

Multiscale Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (mPOD) decomposes fluid flows into energy-optimal modes within prescribed frequency bands by combining Proper Orthogonal Decomposition wi…

physics.flu-dyn2025

Characterisation and extension of a rigid body dynamics solver coupled with OpenFOAM for flight performance analysis of flapping-wing drones

Romain Poletti, Emanuele Bombardi, Lilla Koloszar +2

The extraordinary aerial agility of hummingbirds and insects continues to inspire the design of flapping-wing drones. To replicate and analyze such flight, computational fluid dyna…

cs.RO2025

Reinforcement Twinning for Hybrid Control of Flapping-Wing Drones

Romain Poletti, Lorenzo Schena, Lilla Koloszar +2

Controlling flapping-wing drones requires controllers that handle time-varying, nonlinear, underactuated dynamics from incomplete, noisy sensor data. Recent advances in artificial…

physics.flu-dyn2024★ 5 cited

On the unsteady aerodynamics of flapping wings under dynamic hovering kinematics

Romain Poletti, Andre Calado, Lilla K. Koloszar +2

Hummingbirds and insects achieve outstanding flight performance by adapting their flapping motion to the flight requirements. Their wing kinematics can change from smooth flapping…

eess.SY2023

Reinforcement Twinning: from digital twins to model-based reinforcement learning

Lorenzo Schena, Pedro Marques, Romain Poletti +3

Digital twins promise to revolutionize engineering by offering new avenues for optimization, control, and predictive maintenance. We propose a novel framework for simultaneously tr…

physics.flu-dyn2022★ 13 cited

A Robust Data-Driven Model for Flapping Aerodynamics under different hovering kinematics

Andre Calado, Romain Poletti, Lilla K. Koloszar +1

Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles (FWMAV) are highly manoeuvrable, bio-inspired drones that can assist in surveys and rescue missions. Flapping wings generate various unsteady lift…