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Title: | Experimental investigation on flow characteristics of a four-wing micro air vehicle | Authors: | Shi, L Uy, C Huang, SK Yang, Z Huang, GPG Wen, C |
Issue Date: | 2016 | Source: | International journal of micro air vehicles, 2016, v. 8, no. 3, p. 181-193 | Abstract: | The aim of current research work on micro air vehicles is to realize their autonomous control, i.e. building a library for a lookup table that would apply to micro electronics. In doing so, comprehensive flight tests need to be carried out. In this study, a four-wing flapping MAV is built and a multi-discipline approach is used to design the MAV model. Precision manufacturing technology is introduced here. The finished micro air vehicle has a weight of 8 g and is tested for flight by remote control. The micro air vehicle can perform both hovering and forward flight with high maneuverability. Forward flight is investigated first in this paper. Particle image velocimetry system is employed to examine unsteady aerodynamic performance in selected flight conditions. The study reveals that the micro air vehicle model will provide enough lift at a 30° angle of attack and flapping frequency of 12 Hz, which is consistent with real-life forward flight observations. | Keywords: | Flapping mechanism Forward flight Four-wing MAV Particle image velocimetry Precision technology |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Journal: | International journal of micro air vehicles | ISSN: | 1756-8293 | EISSN: | 1756-8307 | DOI: | 10.1177/1756829316667770 | Rights: | © The Author(s) 2016 This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). The following publication Shi, L., Uy, C., Huang, S. K., Yang, Z., Huang, G. P., & Wen, C. (2016). Experimental investigation on flow characteristics of a four-wing micro air vehicle. International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, 8(3), 181-193 is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/1756829316667770 |
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