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Wing/Wall Aerodynamic Interactions in Free Flying, Maneuvering MAVs

Geyman, Matthew Kenneth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1335113432

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2012, Master of Science (M.S.), University of Dayton, Aerospace Engineering.
Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) are small remotely piloted air vehicles that can be flown between or inside of buildings for military or surveillance purposes. This type of flight in the urban environment involves many aerodynamic hazards. The research in this thesis investigates how the aerodynamic interactions between a maneuvering MAV’s wingtip vortex and its distance away from a building wall could affect the MAV’s flight controls. Free flight particle image velocimetry (PIV) testing and wind tunnel testing are used to investigate the aerodynamic interactions between a MAV wingtip vortex and a wall. Elliptical instabilities and a vortex rebound off of the wall are discovered in the PIV testing while the wind tunnel results show a higher aircraft coefficient of lift near the wall. All of these results force the aircraft to experience a rolling motion while flying along a wall. It is imperative that a MAV anticipate this motion and adjust its flight controls in order to accurately fly along a wall and successfully complete its mission in an urban environment.
Aaron Altman, PhD (Committee Chair)
Gregory Parker, PhD (Committee Member)
Markus Rumpfkeil, PhD (Committee Member)
175 p.
Aerospace Engineering
MAV; UAV; aerodynamics; wall effect; wingtip vortex; PIV; wind tunnel; micro air vehicle; vicon

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  • Geyman, M. K. (2012). Wing/Wall Aerodynamic Interactions in Free Flying, Maneuvering MAVs [Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1335113432

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Geyman, Matthew. Wing/Wall Aerodynamic Interactions in Free Flying, Maneuvering MAVs. 2012. University of Dayton, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1335113432.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Geyman, Matthew. "Wing/Wall Aerodynamic Interactions in Free Flying, Maneuvering MAVs." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1335113432

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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