Fixed and Flapping Wing Aerodynamics for Micro Air Vehicle Applications

• Autore: Mueller Thomas J
• Pubblicazione: Reston, : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (595 p.)
• Disciplina: 629.1 s 629.133/36
• Soggetto topico: Aerodynamics; Drone aircraft; Micro air vehicles; Ornithopters; Mechanical Engineering; Engineering & Applied Sciences; Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics
• Persona (resp. second.): MuellerT. J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1 An Overview of Micro Air Vehicle Aerodynamics""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Fixed Wing Vehicles""; ""III. Flapping Wing Vehicles""; ""IV. Concluding Remarks""; ""References""; ""Part I. Fixed Wing Aerodynamics""; ""Chapter 2 Higher-Order Boundary Layer Formulation and Application to Low Reynolds Number Flows""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Curvilinear Coordinates and Equations""; ""III. Equivalent Inviscid Flow""; ""IV. Entrainment Equation and Viscous/Inviscid Coupling"" ; ""V Integral Momentum and Kinetic Energy Equations""""VI. Turbulent Transport Equation""; ""VII. Real Viscous Flow Profiles""; ""VIII. Profile Families""; ""IX. Higher-Order Corrections""; ""X. High-Order Panel Method""; ""XI. Viscous/Inviscid System Formulation""; ""XII. Results""; ""XIII. Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3 Analysis and Design of Airfoils for Use at Ultra-Low Reynolds Numbers""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Computational Analysis Methods""; ""III. Flowfield Assumptions""; ""IV. Grid Topology""; ""V. Comparison with Experiment"" ; ""VI. Effects of Reynolds Number and Geometry Variations on Airfoil Performance""""VII. Airfoil Optimization""; ""VIII. Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4 Adaptive, Unstructured Meshes for Solving the Navier-Stokes Equations for Low-Chord-Reynolds-Number Flows""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Approach""; ""III. The Finite Element Approximation""; ""IV. Fluid Solver""; ""V. Grid Generation and Adaptive Refinement""; ""VI. Results""; ""VII. Database Validation""; ""VIII. Ongoing Work""; ""IX. Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""References"" ; ""Chapter 5 Wind Tunnel Tests of Wings and Rings at Low Reynolds Numbers""""I. Introduction""; ""II. Effect of Aspect Ratio and Planform on the Aerodynamic Lift and Drag""; ""III. Effect of Low Reynolds Numbers on the Lift and Drag of Ring Airfoils""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6 Effects of Acoustic Disturbances on Low Re Aerofoil Flows""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Experimental Arrangements""; ""III. Results""; ""IV. Discussion""; ""V. Potential Use of Sound to Improve Performance""; ""VI. Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References"" ; ""Chapter 7 Aerodynamic Characteristics of Low Aspect Ratio Wings at Low Reynolds Numbers""""I. Introduction""; ""II. Apparatus""; ""III. Procedures""; ""IV. Uncertainty""; ""V. Flow Visualization""; ""VI. Discussion of Results""; ""VII. Vortex-Lattice Method""; ""VIII. Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 8 Systematic Airfoil Design Studies at Low Reynolds Numbers""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Design Process""; ""III. Parametric Studies in Airfoil Design""; ""IV. Summary and Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References"" ; ""Chapter 9 Numerical Optimization and Wind-Tunnel Testing of Low Reynolds Number Airfoils""
• Sommario/riassunto: Recently, there has been a serious effort to design aircraft that are as small as possible for special, limited-duration missions. These vehicles may carry visual, acoustic, chemical, or biological sensors for such missions as traffic management, hostage situation surveillance, rescue operations, etc. The goal is to develop aircraft systems that weigh less than 90 grams, with a 15-centimetre wingspan. Since it is not possible to meet all of the design requirements of a micro air vehicle with current technology, research is proceeding. This new book reports on the latest research in the area of aerodynamic efficiency of various fixed-wing, flapping wing, and rotary wing concepts. It presents the progress made by over 50 active researchers in the field from Canada, Europe, Japan, and the United States. It is the only book of its kind.
• Titolo autorizzato: Fixed and Flapping Wing Aerodynamics for Micro Air Vehicle Applications
• ISBN: 1-60086-665-4; 1-60086-446-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910956577303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics