A Reynolds number based, unmanned air vehicle classification structure has been developed which identifies four classes of unmanned air vehicle concepts. The four unmanned air vehicle (UAV) classes are; Micro UAV, Meso UAV, Macro UAV, and Mega UAV. In a similar fashion a labeling scheme for aerodynamic control effectors (ACE) was developed and eleven types of ACE concepts were identified. These eleven types of ACEs were laid out in a five (5) layer scheme. The final section of the paper correlated the various ACE concepts to the four UAV classes and ACE recommendations are offered for future design activities.
A Discussion of Aerodynamic Control Effectors (ACEs) for Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs)
AIAA 1st Technical Conference and Workshop on Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle, Systems, Technologies, and Operations ; 2002 ; Portsmouth, VA, United States
2002-01-01
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A Discussion of of Aerodynamic Control Effectors (ACEs) for Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs)
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