Dynamic Flight Maneuvering Using Virtual Control Surfaces Generated by Trapped Vorticity

Abstract

This MURI program addressed integrated closed-loop control of flow and dynamic maneuvering for small UAVs without moving control surfaces. Forces and moments were varied using synthetic jet actuators to effect vorticity generation/accumulation near lifting surfaces, with sensing provided by surface-mounted pressure and flow-direction sensors, and a reduced-order model (ROM) of vorticity dynamics coupled to and integrated with a vehicle dynamics model in an adaptive control architecture.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA550638

Entities

People

  • Anthony J. Calise
  • Anthony Leonard
  • Ari Glezer
  • Arne J. Pearlstein
  • James M. Mcmichael
  • Mark G. Allen
  • Robert D. Moser

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aeroelasticity
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Manufacturing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Robotics and Automation.