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Laser Dot Projection Photogrammetry And Force Balance Measurement Techniques For Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles, David H. Curtis
Laser Dot Projection Photogrammetry And Force Balance Measurement Techniques For Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles, David H. Curtis
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The purpose of this research was to develop testing methods capable of analyzing the performance of a miniature flapping-wing mechanism that can later be adapted to a flapping wing micro air vehicle (MAV). A previously designed and built flapping only mechanism was used for testing, while a previously designed flapping and pitch mechanism was fabricated utilizing an Objet Eden 500V 3-dimensional printer and its operation demonstrated. The flapping mechanism was mounted on a six component force balance. Force and moment data were collected for a variety of wing sets at different flapping frequencies. The testing was conducted using wings composed …
Evaluation Of An Opnet Model For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Networks, Clifton M. Durham
Evaluation Of An Opnet Model For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Networks, Clifton M. Durham
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The concept of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) was first used as early as the American Civil War, when the North and the South unsuccessfully attempted to launch balloons with explosive devices. Since the American Civil War, the UAV concept has been used in all subsequent military operations. Over the last few years, there has been an explosion in the use of UAVs in military operations, as well as civilian and commercial applications. UAV Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) are fast becoming essential to conducting Network-Centric Warfare (NCW). As of October 2006, coalition UAVs, exclusive of hand-launched systems, had flown almost …