Utilization and performance enhancements of multiple piezoelectric actuators on micro air vehicles

B LaCroix, P Ifju - 50th AIAA aerospace sciences meeting including the …, 2012 - arc.aiaa.org
I. Introduction he piezoelectric effect is the generation of a mechanical force resulting from
an applied electrical field or vice versa. Piezoelectric actuators are conventionally used for …

[PDF][PDF] Aerodynamic performances of twist morphing MAV wing

NI Ismail, AH Zulkifli, MZ Abdullah, MH Basri… - 2015 - researchgate.net
Performing the biomimetic morphing method on a Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) wing is very
challenging tasks due to the MAV wing size limitation, limited energy budgets, complicated …

[PDF][PDF] 柔性翼微型飞行器垂直阵风响应特性的实验研究

魏德宸, 史志伟, 彭仁明 - 实验流体力学, 2012 - syltlx.com
柔性翼微型飞行器垂直阵风响应特性的实验研究 Page 1 第26卷第4期 实 验 流 体 力 学 v.1.26,N..4’
2012年08月 Journal of Experiments in Fluid Mechanics Aug.,2012 文章编号:1872—9897{2012}04 …

Effects of leading-edge vibration on a spanwise-tensioned membrane at low Reynolds number

Z Zhang, A Wrist, JP Hubner - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper compares the wake characteristics and aerodynamic forces for spanwise-
tensioned membranes with free and fixed leading edges (LE). LE vibration was generated …

[图书][B] Aeroservoelastic design for closed-loop flight dynamics of a MAV

JT Babcock - 2013 - search.proquest.com
Some fixed-wing micro air vehicles (MAVs) have high levels of structural flexibility, a
property which can change the flight dynamics and control characteristics of the vehicle …

Passive roll compensation on micro air vehicles with perimeter reinforced membrane wings

JT Cantrell, BW LaCroix, PG Ifju - International Journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Micro air vehicles with thin membrane wings have the ability to passively adapt to flight
conditions improving aircraft stability. This work is concerned with the prop-wash induced …

Experimental estimation of the rotary damping coefficients of a pliant wing

J Babcock, R Albertani, G Abate - Journal of aircraft, 2012 - arc.aiaa.org
MICRO air vehicles (MAVs) have a maximal dimension of 15 cm or smaller and a flight
speed of about 10 m= s, resulting in a Reynolds number flight regime in the range of 104 …

A 3D variational multibody aeroelastic formulation for bio-inspired flight dynamics in turbulent flow

G Li, YZ Law, RK Jaiman - AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
I of bio-inspired flight dynamics have been gaining the increasing attention of researchers in
the recent years. In nature, insects, birds and bats have been evolved to utilize their flexible …

Aeroelastic effects of battens on the flight dynamics of a MAV

J Babcock, R Lind - The Aeronautical Journal, 2014 - cambridge.org
Wing flexibility is well established as providing gust rejection and delayed onset of stall for
micro air vehicles. As such, many designs adopt wings of a flexible material mounted onto a …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental Elastic Deformation Characterization of a Flapping-Wing MAV Using Visual Image Correlation

K Stewart, R Albertani - European Micro Air Vehicle Conference and …, 2007 - aeromav.free.fr
HERE is interest in the research community to further develop the technologies associated
with micro air vehicles (MAVs) and their ability to perform in tightly confined environments at …