A new wind tunnel environment for low Reynolds number testing of Micro Air Vehicles (MAV) is introduced, providing a test rig for plunge and pitch motions and a 6-component force balance. In this study a rigid as well as a flexible version of a typical MAV wing is investigated. Optical measurements techniques are adapted to measure simultaneously the instantaneous model position, orientation, wing deformations and flow fields.
Simultaneous Measurements of Unsteady Aerodynamic Loads, Flow Velocity Fields, Position and Wing Deformations of MAVs in Plunging Motion
2010
8 Seiten
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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