Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) methods were used to determine the basic aerodynamic, performance, and stability and control characteristics of the unmanned air vehicle (UAV), Kahu. Accurate and timely prediction of the aerodynamic characteristics of small UAVs is an essential part of military system acquisition and air-worthiness evaluations. The forces and moments of the UAV were predicted using a variety of analytical methods for a range of configurations and conditions. The methods included Navier Stokes (N-S) flow solvers (USM3D, Kestrel and Cobalt) that take days to set up and hours to converge on a single solution; potential flow methods (PMARC, LSAERO, and XFLR5) that take hours to set up and minutes to compute; empirical methods (Datcom) that involve table lookups and produce a solution quickly; and handbook calculations. A preliminary aerodynamic database can be developed very efficiently by using a combination of computational tools. The database can be generated with low-order and empirical methods in linear regions, then replacing or adjusting the data as predictions from higher order methods are obtained. A comparison of results from all the data sources as well as experimental data obtained from a wind-tunnel test will be shown and the methods will be evaluated on their utility during each portion of the flight envelope.


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    Titel :

    Comparison of Computational Approaches for Rapid Aerodynamic Assessment of Small UAVs


    Beteiligte:
    Shafer, Theresa C. (Autor:in) / Lynch, C. Eric (Autor:in) / Viken, Sally A. (Autor:in) / Favaregh, Noah (Autor:in) / Zeune, Cale (Autor:in) / Williams, Nathan (Autor:in) / Dansie, Jonathan (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (SciTech2014) ; 2014 ; National Harbor, MD, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2014-01-13


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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