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Aerodynamics And Control Of A Deployable Wing Uav For Autonomous Flight, Michael Thamann
Aerodynamics And Control Of A Deployable Wing Uav For Autonomous Flight, Michael Thamann
Theses and Dissertations--Mechanical Engineering
UAV development and usage has increased dramatically in the last 15 years. In this time frame the potential has been realized for deployable UAVs to the extent that a new class of UAV was defined for these systems. Inflatable wing UAVs provide a unique solution for deployable UAVs because they are highly packable (some collapsing to 5-10% of their deployed volume) and have the potential for the incorporation of wing shaping. In this thesis, aerodynamic coefficients and aileron effectiveness were derived from the equations of motion of aircraft as necessary parameters for autonomous flight. A wind tunnel experiment was performed …