Unsteady Aerodynamic Models for Flight Control of Agile Micro Air Vehicles

Abstract

Objective: Obtain models for unsteady aerodynamics of fixed-wing MAVs (e.g. incorporating dynamic stall, vortex shedding). Technical approach: Systematic models using approximate balanced truncation (balanced POD); empirical, phenomenological models that capture correct bifurcation behavior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA476955

Entities

People

  • Clancy Rowley

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamics
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Boundaries
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Linear Systems
  • Micro Air Vehicles
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Truncation
  • Unsteady Aerodynamics
  • Vehicles
  • Vortex Shedding
  • Vortices

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  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Systems Analysis and Design