Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 85 Issue 4

Numerical study on effect of leading‐edge tubercles

Zhang Xingwei, Zhou Chaoying, Zhang Tao, Ji Wenying

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of spanwise shape of the leading edge on unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of wings during forward flapping and gliding…

Double‐layer fusion algorithm for EGI‐based system

Rong Wang, Jianye Liu, Zhi Xiong, Qinghua Zeng

The Embedded GPS/INS System (EGI) has been used more widely as central navigation equipment of aircraft. For certain cases needing high attitude accuracy, star sensor can be…

Aerodynamic parameter estimation using adaptive unscented Kalman filter

M. Majeed, Indra Narayan Kar

The purpose of this paper is to estimate aerodynamic parameters accurately from flight data in the presence of unknown noise characteristics.

Effects of characteristic geometric parameters on parafoil lift and drag

Yihua Cao, Xu Zhu

The purpose of this paper is to describe the effects of characteristic geometric parameters on parafoil aerodynamic performance by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD…

Parameters determination for concept design of solar‐powered, high‐altitude long‐endurance UAV

Gao Xian‐Zhong, Hou Zhong‐Xi, Guo Zheng, Zhu Xiong‐Feng, Liu Jian‐Xia, Chen Xiao‐Qian

The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology to determine the designing parameters for solar powered high‐altitude, long‐endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

Contra‐rotating propeller for fixed wing MAV: part 1

Jacek Mieloszyk, Cezary Galiński, Janusz Piechna

This is the first of two companion papers presenting the results of research into a contra‐rotating propeller designed to drive a super manoeuvrable micro air vehicle (MAV). The…

Contra‐rotating propeller for fixed wing MAV: part 2

Jacek Mieloszyk, Cezary Galiński, Janusz Piechna, Jacek Brzozowski

This is the second of two companion papers presenting the results of research into a contra‐rotating propeller designed to drive a super manoeuvrable micro air vehicle (MAV) and…

Instrumented flight test of flapping micro air vehicle

Jong Heon Kim, Chan Yik Park, Seung Moon Jun, Gregory Parker, Kwang Joon Yoon, Dae Keun Chung, Il Hyun Paik, Jong Rok Kim

The purpose of this paper is to present the procedure and results from instrumented flight test performed on the flapping MAVs being developed by the authors. A test is performed…