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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
<p>Drone aircraft<br />Airplanes -- Motors -- Thrust -- Measurement<br />Strain gages</p>
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Thrust Sensing For Small Uavs, Christopher Scott Marchman
Thrust Sensing For Small Uavs, Christopher Scott Marchman
Masters Theses
"Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become prevalent in both military and civilian applications. UAVs have many size categories from large-scale aircraft to micro air vehicles. The performance, health, and efficiency for UAVs of smaller sizes can be difficult to assess and few associated instrumentation systems have been developed. Thrust measurements on the ground can characterize systems especially when combined with simultaneous motor power measurements. This thesis demonstrates the use of strain measurements to measure the thrust produced by motor/propeller combinations for such small UAVs. A full-bridge Wheatstone circuit and electrical resistance strain gauges were used in conjunction with constant-stress cantilever …