Program Schedule

5-day Short Course in Bio-inspired Flight System: Integration of Biology, Computing, Mechanical, and Aeronautical Engineering (24–28 Nov) by Prof Hao Liu

Date	Time	Event
24 Nov (Mon)	10:00 – 12:30	Introduction to Bio-inspired Engineering: Definition, History, Contemporary Issues, and Future directions
	12:30 – 14:00	Lunch and Interaction Time
	14:00 – 17:00	Introduction to Bio-inspired Flight System: Definition, History, Contemporary Issues, and Future directions
25 Nov (Tue)	10:00 – 12:30	Biological Flight in Nature: Gliding, Soaring, Hovering, Powered Flapping Flight, and Scaling law
	12:30 – 14:00	Lunch and Interaction Time
	14:00 – 17:00	Biological Wing Aerodynamics: Fixed-wing Aerodynamics, Rigid Flapping-wing aerodynamics, and Flexible Wing Aerodynamics
26 Nov (Wed)	10:00 – 12:30	Materials, Structures, and Dynamics of Biological Wings: Gliding, Soaring, Hovering, Powered Flapping Flight, and Scaling Law
	12:30 – 14:00	Lunch and Interaction Time
	14:00 – 17:00	Muscle Function and Control of Biological Wings: Flapping, Flying Muscles, Sensing and Control, Insect Flight Motor
27 Nov (Thu)	10:00 – 12:30	Maneuverability and Stability I: Vision-based Flight Stabilization, Optic Flow Sensor-based Maneuvering
	12:30 – 14:00	Lunch and Interaction Time
	14:00 – 17:00	Maneuverability and Stability II: Flapping-wing Flight Dynamics, Disturbances, Linear Theories of Dynamic Flight Stability, Nonlinearity in Flapping-wing Flight, Flight Control, Response to Environmental Challenges
28 Nov (Fri)	10:00 – 12:30	Biomimetics of Biological Flights I: Bio-inspired Flapping-wing Design, Micro Air Vehicle-related Issues: Aerodynamics, Structures and Materials, Flight Control and Energy
	12:30 – 14:00	Lunch and Interaction Time
	14:00 – 17:00	Biomimetics of Biological Flights II: Insect-inspired Vision-based Control Systems in Micro Air Vehicle Guidance Ethics discussion
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3-day IAS Focused Program on Bio-inspired Autonomous System and Biomimetics of Flying Animals (1– 3 Dec)

Date	Time	Event		Speakers
1 Dec (Mon)	09:00 - 09:45	Registration		/
	09:45 - 10:00	Welcome and Opening Overview of Bio-inspired Flight System and Bio-inspired Autonomous System		/ I-Ming Hsing, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Hao Liu, Chiba University, Japan (Visiting Fellow of HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study)
	10:00 - 12:00	Computational Biomechanics and Biomimetics of Bio-inspired Flight System		Hao Liu, Chiba University, Japan (Visiting Fellow of HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study
	12:00 - 14:00	Coffee and Lunch Break		/
	14:00 - 16:00	Flight Stability and Control in Insect Flight System		Mao Sun, Beihang University, China
	16:00 - 17:00	Breakout Session 1: What are needs and challenges for bio-inspired flight system?		Hao Liu, Chiba University, Japan (Visiting Fellow of HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study Mao Sun, Beihang University, China
2 Dec (Tue)	10:00 - 12:00	The Inner Workings of the Insect Flight Mechanisms		Sanjay Sane, National Center for Biological Sciences, India
	12:00 - 14:00	Coffee and Lunch Break		/
	14:00 - 16:00	Flight Control of a Biologically Inspired, Insect-Scale Robot		Pakpong Chirarattananon, Harvard University, US
	16:00 - 17:00	Breakout Session 2: What are new technologies for bio-inspired autonomous system?		Sanjay Sane, National Center for Biological Sciences, India Pakpong Chirarattananon, Harvard University, US
3 Dec (Wed)	10:00 - 12:00	Unmanned Air Vehicle and its Applications		Kenzo Nonami, Chiba University, Japan
	12:00 - 14:00	Coffee and Lunch Break		/
	14:00 - 16:00	Measuring Technologies for Bio-inspired Flight System		Huihe Qiu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
	16:00 - 17:00	Breakout Session 3: What are possible interdisciplinary and academic-industrial collaborations for bio-inspired flight system and bio-inspired autonomous system?		Huihe Qiu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Hao Liu, Chiba University, Japan (Visiting Fellow of HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study
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Venue

IAS1038, 1/F, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

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