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prof. dr. ir. D. (David) Lentink

Full Professor (Biomimetics)

Faculty of Science and Engineering

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+31 50 36 37642

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d.lentink rug.nl

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Publications

The feather's multi-functional structure across nano to macro scales inspires hierarchical design

Hendrickx-Rodriguez, S. & Lentink, D., 23-Apr-2025, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 22, 225, 22 p., 20240776.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Bird-inspired reflexive morphing enables rudderless flight

Chang, E., Chin, D. D. & Lentink, D., Nov-2024, In: Science Robotics. 9, 96, 10 p., eado4535.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Small deviations in kinematics and body form dictate muscle performances in the finely tuned avian downstroke

Deetjen, M. E., Chin, D. D., Heers, A. M., Tobalske, B. W. & Lentink, D., 26-Feb-2024, (Submitted) eLife.

Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic

Small deviations in kinematics and body form dictate muscle performances in the finely tuned avian downstroke

Deetjen, M. E., Chin, D. D., Heers, A. M., Tobalske, B. W. & Lentink, D., 26-Feb-2024, In: eLife. 12, 40 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Bird-inspired robotics principles as a framework for developing smart aerospace materials

Hoffmann, K. A. W., Chen, T. G., Cutkosky, M. R. & Lentink, D., Feb-2023, In: Journal of Composite Materials. 57, 4, p. 679-710 32 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Aerial Grasping and the Velocity Sufficiency Region

Chen, T. G., Hoffmann, K. A. W., Low, J. E., Nagami, K., Lentink, D. & Cutkosky, M. R., 1-Oct-2022, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 7, 4, p. 10009-10016 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Birds both avoid and control collisions by harnessing visually guided force vectoring

Chin, D. D. & Lentink, D., 15-Jun-2022, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 19, 191, 20210947.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Bird-inspired dynamic grasping and perching in arboreal environments

Roderick, W. R. T., Cutkosky, M. R. & Lentink, D., 1-Dec-2021, In: Science Robotics. 6, 61, 15 p., 7562.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

How oscillating aerodynamic forces explain the timbre of the hummingbird's hum and other animals in flapping flight

Hightower, B. J., Wijnings, P. W., Scholte, R., Ingersoll, R., Chin, D. D., Nguyen, J., Shorr, D. & Lentink, D., 16-Mar-2021, In: eLife. 10, 31 p., e63107.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Lepidoptera demonstrate the relevance of Murray's Law to circulatory systems with tidal flow

Schachat, S. R., Boyce, C. K., Payne, J. L. & Lentink, D., 15-Sept-2021, In: BMC Biology. 19, 1, 15 p., 204.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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Press/media

Engineers race to harness the dazzling magic of feathers: They haven't solved their mysteries just yet

Lentink, D.

12/06/2025

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Airplanes of the Future Could Be Fitted With Feather-Like Flaps

Lentink, D.

15/03/2025

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Los aviones del futuro podrían contar con «plumas»

Lentink, D.

07/03/2025

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Los aviones del futuro podrían tener algo muy parecido a plumas

Lentink, D.

06/03/2025

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Airplanes of the Future Could Be Fitted with Feather-Like Flaps

Lentink, D.

05/03/2025

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Un robot con plumas que vuela como un pájaro

Lentink, D.

07/12/2024

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Un robot con plumas que imita a los pájaros podría mejorar el diseño de aviones

Lentink, D.

28/11/2024

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Teaching a drone to fly without a vertical rudder

Lentink, D.

27/11/2024

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

O segredo para o futuro da aviação pode estar na natureza

Lentink, D.

22/11/2024

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Nederlandse robot vliegt als een vogel

Lentink, D.

21/11/2024

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

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