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Biography
Ben Parslew's academic background is in aerospace engineering, fluid dynamics and biomechanics. His research lies at the interface of engineering and biology, with particular interests in animal locomotion, unmanned aerial vehicles, robotics and computer animation. Some of the tools he has developed for analysing flapping-wing flight are available here.
Ben obtained his undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering from UMIST in 2003, and Master's in Fluid Dynamics from The University of Manchester in 2005. Ben went on to complete his PhD in animal flight biomechanics at The University of Manchester.
Ben was awarded the EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship in 2011, and then worked as a Research Associate in MACE. In 2013, Ben was appointed as an honorary lecturer in MACE to contribute to Aerospace Engineering taught courses. In 2015 he was promoted to the position of Lecturer and in 2018 was promoted to senior lecturer in Aerospace Engineering. At Manchester he has taught courses on modelling & simulation, flight mechanics, and UAV design. In 2020 Ben was an adjunct professor at Chulalongkorn University, teaching courses on Biomimetics and Experimental Aerodynamics.
Research interests
- Flapping-wing flight
- Animal locomotion
- Biomimetics
- Biomechanics
- Unmanned air vehicles
- Physics-based animation
- Multibody dynamics
- Robotics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Aerospace Research Institute
- Digital Futures
- Christabel Pankhurst Institute
- Manchester Environmental Research Institute
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Characterising the take-off dynamics and energy efficiency in spring-driven jumping robots
Lo, J. & Parslew, B., 1 Sept 2024, In: Mechanism and Machine Theory. 199, 105688.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unmanned Wingless Rotorcraft Scaling
Ardelean, I. C. (Lead), Usov, D., Filippone, A., Parslew, B. & Hollingsworth, P., 1 Sept 2023, In: Journal of Aircraft. 60, 5, p. 1553-1563 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CLOVER Robot: A Minimally Actuated Jumping Robotic Platform
Macario Rojas, A., Parslew, B., Weightman, A. & Smith, K., 28 Jul 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Machines.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of Lattice Boltzmann and Navier-Stokes for Zonal Turbulence Simulation of Urban Wind Flows
Santasmasas, M., Zhang, X., Parslew, B., Lane-Serff, G., Millar, J. & Revell, A., 1 Jun 2022, In: Fluids. 7, 6, 21 p., 181.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Energetic Analysis of Rhomboidal Linkage Robots for Hopping Lunar Exploration
Lo, J. & Parslew, B., 26 Feb 2021, 2021 2nd International Symposium on Instrumentation, Control, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics, ICA-SYMP 2021. p. 1-5 5 p. 9358244. (2021 2nd International Symposium on Instrumentation, Control, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics, ICA-SYMP 2021).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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RAI: Centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Cangelosi, A. (PI), Lennox, B. (PI), Weightman, A. (CoI), Dennis, L. (CoI), Dixon, C. (CoI), Fisher, M. (CoI), Herrmann, G. (CoI), Dickson, A. (CoI), Lanzon, A. (CoI), Stancu, A. (CoI), Saiani, A. (CoI), Freitas, A. (CoI), Nini, A. (CoI), Voronkov, A. (CoI), Brass, A. (CoI), Vijayaraghavan, A. (CoI), Parslew, B. (CoI), crowther, W. (CoI), Grieve, B. (CoI), Adorno, B. (CoI), Jay, C. (CoI), Wang, C. C. L. (CoI), Todd, C. (CoI), Soutis, C. (CoI), Arsene, C. (CoI), Dresner, D. (CoI), Barrett, E. (CoI), Gowen, E. (CoI), Arvin, F. (CoI), Podd, F. (CoI), Brown, G. (CoI), Reger, G. (CoI), Cooper, G. (CoI), Mairs, H. (CoI), Yin, H. (CoI), Kinloch, I. (CoI), Eleftheriou, I. (CoI), Li, J. (CoI), Carrasco Gomez, J. (CoI), Ainsworth, J. (CoI), Sinha, J. (CoI), Ozanyan, K. (CoI), Smith, K. (CoI), Twomey, K. (CoI), Margetts, L. (CoI), Ren, L. (CoI), Zhang, L. (CoI), Cordeiro, L. (CoI), Rattray, M. (PI), Bissett, M. (CoI), Elliot, M. (CoI), Alvarez, M. (CoI), Luján, M. (CoI), Nabawy BSc, MSc, PhD, MRAeS, SMAIAA, FHEA, M. (CoI), Peek, N. (CoI), Marjanovic, O. (CoI), Dorn, O. (CoI), Dudek, P. (CoI), Green, P. (CoI), Connolly, P. (CoI), Da Silva Bartolo, P. J. (CoI), Gardner, P. (CoI), Martin, P. (CoI), Potluri, P. (CoI), Curtis, R. (CoI), Schmidt, R. (CoI), Banach, R. (CoI), Batista-Navarro, R. T. (CoI), Kaski, S. (CoI), Midson, S. (CoI), Watson, S. (CoI), Holm, S. (CoI), Furber, S. (CoI), Schlegel, V. (CoI), Mirihanage, W. (CoI), Mansell, W. (CoI), Pan, W. (CoI), Sampson, W. (CoI), Sellers, W. (CoI), Yang, W. (CoI), Cai, P. (CoI), Sun, Y. (CoI), Alharthi, A. (Researcher), Macario Rojas, A. (Researcher), Serhan, B. (Researcher), Yu, C. (Researcher), Abara, D. (Researcher), Lopez Pulgarin, E. (Researcher), Faruq, F. (Researcher), Tavella, F. (Researcher), Semeraro, F. (Researcher), Liu, G. (Researcher), Fang, G. (Researcher), Niu, H. (Researcher), Taylor, H. (PI), Zhu, H. (PGR student), Collenette, J. (Researcher), Amano, K. (Researcher), Lo, K. C. J. (PGR student), Raggioli, L. (Researcher), Romeo, M. (Researcher), Ruocco, M. (PGR student), Ghaffari Saadat, M. (Researcher), Walmsley, M. (Researcher), Mubarik, A. (Researcher), Vinanzi, S. (Researcher), Su, Y.-H. (PGR student), McAleese, H. (PGR student), Stringer, P. (PGR student), Stoican, R. (PGR student), Ye, R. (PGR student), Kurawa, S. S. (PGR student), Zhang, T. (PGR student), Krywonos, W. (PGR student), Xu, Y. (PGR student), Tian, Y. (PGR student), Henderson, A. (Technical team), Morley, D. (Support team), Tallentire, J. (Support team), Smith, J. (Support team), Hawthornthwaite, S. (Support team), Carlson, J. (Support team) & Baniqued, P. D. (Researcher)
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Space Systems Research Group
Smith, K. (PI), Roberts, P. (PI), Crisp, N. (PI), Mcgrath, C. (PI), Parslew, B. (CoI), Hollingsworth, P. (CoI), Utyuzhnikov, S. (CoI), Lo, K. C. J. (Researcher), Muirhead, I. (PGR student), Wijacinski, K. (PGR student), Kent, B. (PGR student), Mackintosh, J. (PGR student) & Lopez Pardo, B. (PGR student)
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Bio-inspired robotic hopper locomotion for navigation through hazardous terrain in extreme space environments
Smith, K. (PI), Joy, K. (CoI), Parslew, B. (CoI) & Weightman, A. (CoI)
15/05/20 → 14/10/20
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Novel Locomotion for Extreme Environments (Space)
Smith, K. (PI), Parslew, B. (CoI) & Weightman, A. (CoI)
16/03/20 → 31/03/21
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Autonomous Explorers: Space Robotics
Smith, K. (PI), Parslew, B. (CoI) & Weightman, A. (CoI)
6/01/18 → 5/07/18
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Faculty of Science and Engineering "Better World" Award Winner
Parslew, B. (Recipient), 12 Feb 2018
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Faculty of Science and Engineering "Better World" Award Winner
Parslew, B. (Recipient), 12 Feb 2018
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Highly commended at University of Manchester Making a Difference Awards
Parslew, B. (Recipient), 1 May 2018
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Highly commended at University of Manchester Making a Difference Awards
Parslew, B. (Recipient), 1 May 2018
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Bio-inspired Flight
Parslew, B. (Discussant)
30 Aug 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Jumping, Flapping and Gliding
Parslew, B. (Discussant)
3 Jul 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Unmanned Air Vehicles: Applications and Biomimetics
Parslew, B. (Discussant)
15 Aug 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Flapping-Wing Flight
Parslew, B. (Discussant)
9 Dec 2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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From Flying Robots to Russel Crowe
Parslew, B. (Discussant)
2013 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Thesis
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Simulating Avian Wingbeats and Wakes
Parslew, B. (Author), Crowther, B. (Supervisor), 1 Aug 2012Student thesis: Phd
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