MICRO AIR VEHICLE SCALE GUST-WING INTERACTION IN A WIND TUNNEL

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dc.contributor.advisorJones, Anya Ren_US
dc.contributor.advisorHrynuk, John Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Zachary Francisen_US
dc.contributor.departmentAerospace Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-12T05:57:09Z
dc.date.available2018-09-12T05:57:09Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractStudying isolated gust effects on simple airfoil models in a controlled environment is a necessity to further the development of MAV gust response and control laws. This work describes the creation of a vertical gust generator in a low speed, low turbulence wind tunnel through the use of an actuated fan placed below the tunnel and ducted through its floor. Gusts of up to 40% of the freestream velocity were created. Characterization of the gust generator is shown, and its interaction with a stationary wing at several angles of attack is evaluated. The actuated gust profile is also compared to that of a pitched wing in a gust-less environment with many visible similarities.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2Z60C563
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/21285
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAerospace engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineeringen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMechanical engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAerospceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDroneen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDynamicsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledFluiden_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledGusten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWingen_US
dc.titleMICRO AIR VEHICLE SCALE GUST-WING INTERACTION IN A WIND TUNNELen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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