Modelling wing wake and tail aerodynamics of a flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle

Despite significant interest in tailless flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle designs, tailed configurations are often favoured, as they offer many benefits, such as static stability and a simpler control strategy, separating wing and tail control. However, the tail aerodynamics are highly complex due to the interaction between the unsteady...

Flight Testing and Preliminary Analysis for Global System Identification of Ornithopter Dynamics Using On-board and Off-board Data

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Modelling an angular accelerometer using frequency-response measurements

A characterization of an angular accelerometer sensor is performed with a frequency- response experiment. To assess angular accelerometer dynamic properties, a position-based calibration table is utilized to provide the excitation input. The angular accelerometer specifications and calibration table limitations dfine a constrained test envelope...

Motion Simulator 2-Axis Input Design for Angular Accelerometer Calibration

The calibration of Angular Accelerometers requires a controlled test with a known acceleration profile. However, current turn-tables have been designed primarily for generating a constant rotational velocity. To generate a profile with varying angular acceleration we propose using constant rotational velocity on the two axes of a 2-axes motion...