Flight Dynamics and Control of a Morphing UAV: Bio inspired by Natural Fliers

Abstract

An experimental investigation on using Folding wingtips sERving as cONtrol effectorS (FOLDERONS) for a mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV was conducted). A representative off-the-shelf mini-UAV with a conventional configuration was selected. The main theme of this project is to utilize FOLDERONS as a control effectors (mainly in roll) to augment the control authority of conventional control surfaces. Furthermore, the impact of actuation rate on the effectiveness of FOLDERONS was assessed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 17, 2017
Accession Number
AD1028110

Entities

People

  • Rafic Ajaj

Organizations

  • University of Southampton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • All Wing Aircraft
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Concept 1
  • Control Systems
  • Dihedral Angle
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Geometry
  • Spars
  • Static Tests
  • Structural Components
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Wind Tunnels

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Technology Areas

  • Autonomy