Somashekar V., Sarat Maharana

Micro Aerial Vehicle

Unsteady Aerodynamics, Low Reynolds Number

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Produktbeschreibung

A bird or insect sized flapping wing Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) whose wingspan is of the order of a few centimeters cannot be physically built or flown today; they can be designed, tested, flown and studied on the computer using numerical simulation technique. While finalizing a design is quite significant in case of MAV, understanding the flow field environment in which MAVs fly is equally a requirement. The flow field environments encountered by Micro Air Vehicles are fundamentally unsteady - whether for fixed-wing, rotary-wing or flapping-wing configurations. High lift generation is typically a result of unsteady fluid flow phenomena in flapping flight of small birds and insects. Along with a good understanding of flow field environment of an MAV the insight into the aerodynamics characteristics of it calls for an investigation. These characteristics greatly influence the design of a prototype of an MAV which can serve the purpose of a specific application. As a first step towards exploring the flow environment and computing the aerodynamic characteristics of a smaller MAV we have chosen a fixed wing MAV for which a study is attempted considering a three dimensional flow field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 197g
• ISBN-13: 9783659143878
• ISBN-10: 3659143871
• Artikelnr.: 40532881

Autorenporträt

Mr SOMASHEKAR V, a well-known Assistant Professor and Researcher. He has a mixed experience of industry as well as teaching in the area of Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering. He has published several research papers and books in international Publications. His area of research includes: Aerodynamics, Experimental Aerodynamics, Wind Tunnel etc.