This paper describes the design of the rotor blade aeroacoustics test platform at the Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). The platform was constructed in an …

Aircraft propellers are known to experience flow separation at various flight conditions
leading to efficiency variations from approximately 40–85%. By controlling flow separation …

This study introduces an approach to decrease the electric energy consumption by efficient
guidance of a battery-electrically propulsed airplane. An appropriate mathematical model …

Within current combat environments, there is a demand for rapid and extremely precise re-
supply missions. Typical combat airdrops require long periods of planning and can produce …

Recently, the concept of incremental nonlinear dynamic inversion has seen an increasing
adoption as an attitude control method for a variety of aircraft configurations. The reasons for …

This investigation compares DJI Phantom 2 propeller sound pressure levels (SPL) and
motor efficiency to three five-bladed propeller designs: oval tip, square tip, and a square tip …

In recent years, we have seen an uptrend in the popularity of UAVs driven by the desire to
apply these aircraft to areas such as precision farming, infrastructure and environment …

Profound application of custom-made UAVs and MAVs demand selection of small-scale
propeller with suitable performance characteristics to meet the desired mission …

Following the accomplishment of Thrust Benchmarking System (TBS) as a low-cost and
easy-to-manufacture instrument for UAV electric propulsion performance measurement …