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Adaptive Avian-Inspired Flight (Longitudinal: Wing and tail morphing…
Adaptive Avian-Inspired Flight
Longitudinal: Wing
and tail morphing
Problem addressed:
Improve flight capabilites of winged drones in the longitudinal direction
Solution:
Avian-inspired wing and tail morphing
Methods:
Develop drone with morphing wing and tail
Perform wind tunnel studies to characterize static drone characteristics (3 months)
Develop simple model (3DOF) and perform morphology study
Perform flight tests to confirm results
Submit to:
Science Robotics
Lateral: Wing folding
and twisting (and pitching)
Problem addressed:
Improve roll capabilities of winged drones (at high angles of attack, roll is not effective with ailerons)
Solution:
Combine avian inspired wing folding and twisting
Methods:
Develop wing twisting mechanismm
Perform
static
wind tunnel studies (roll moment measurements, 20 hours)
Develop 6DOF Simulink model and perform roll studies
Perform Flight tests with LisHawk to confirm increased roll control for greater angle of attack range.
Submit to:
RAL
3D: Aggressive maneuvers
Problem adressed:
Improve flight capabilites during dynamic maneuvers
Solution:
The combined application of avian-inspired wing morphing, tail morphing and wing twisting.
Methods:
Perform
dynamic
wind tunnel tests with the LisHawk (40 hours)
Perform optimization studies (rapid turn, perching with sideslip)
Perform flight tests to confirm increased turn capabilites and precision landing capabilites.
Submit to:
Scientific Reports, ToM
Side projects
Flapping wing
(as supervisor of student)
Problem adressed:
How do the bird's wing degrees-of.freedom interact for flight?
Solution:
Develop bio-mimetic robotic flapping wing, imitate bird blapping and analyze aerodynamic properties
Methods:
Build robotic flapper
Develop software environment
Perform wind tunnel studies
Submit to:
Science Robotics
Edible drone
(as supervisor of student)
Problem addressed:
In a rescue scenario, the wings are a 'lost payload'
Solution:
Develop wings made from an edible material, which is rigid enough to support the drones weight and is nutritious enough to feed humans.
Methods:
Characterize bread material
Build edible drone
Confirm flight capabilites through flight tests
Submit to:
?
RAC
Problem addressed:
How does this system perform and how can it be used?
Solution:
Caracterize the entire system with a few application examples.
Methods:
Flow field measurement with ProCap
Turbulence Measurement with hot wire
Lateral: Wing induced
yaw control (Master Project)
Problem adressed:
Vertical fin increases system complexity and parasitic drag.
Remove vertical fin and control roll only with wing (as seen on birds).
Methods:
Perform wind tunnel tests (20 hours)
Run optimization studies (static)
Adapt and tune Px4 roll and yaw control architecture
Perform flight tests to confirm active roll control without vertical tail
Submit to:
Scientific Reports