[HTML][HTML] Gust mitigation with an oscillating airfoil at low Reynolds number

N Poudel, M Yu, JT Hrynuk - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The encounter between micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs) and gusts is often detrimental and
mitigating the effects of the gust is important for operating MAVs under severe environmental …

Effects of vehicle dynamics on small UAS-gust encounters

CM Stutz, JT Hrynuk, DG Bohl - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the relative impacts of different gusts on representative small
Uncrewed Air Systems through the use of a simple analytical model. The model uses basic …

[HTML][HTML] A novel approach for artificially generating horizontal wind gusts based on a movable plate: The paddle

JN Wood, M Breuer, T Neumann - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper is concerned with a novel approach to generate horizontal wind gusts in classical
wind tunnels. Assuming an open test section of an Eiffel-or Göttingen-type wind tunnel, the …

Improving wind tunnel “1-cos” gust profiles

D Balatti, H Haddad Khodaparast, MI Friswell… - Journal of Aircraft, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
A vane-type gust generator has been designed and characterized in the Swansea University
wind tunnel to enable the validation of the response of aircraft models to gust loads. The …

Development of a low-turbulence transverse-gust generator in a wind tunnel

DA Olson, AM Naguib, MM Koochesfahani - AIAA Journal, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
This work demonstrates the viability of a novel transverse-gust generator that is capable of
producing a controllable time-varying gust without increasing the turbulence level within a …

[HTML][HTML] First characterization of a new perturbation system for gust generation: the chopper

I Neunaber, C Braud - Wind Energy Science, 2020 - wes.copernicus.org
We present a new system for the generation of rapid, strong flow perturbations in the
aerodynamic wind tunnel at École Centrale de Nantes. The system is called the chopper …

Learning-based Adaptive Gust Mitigation with Oscillating Wings

N Poudel, A Trivedi, P Oveissi, M Yu, A Goel… - AIAA SCITECH 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0275. vid This paper investigates
the application of a learning-based adaptive controller to mitigate the effect of gust on the lift …

Experimental Study of Gust–Wing Interactions at Low Reynolds Numbers

C Stutz - 2022 - search.proquest.com
A novel gust generator was developed to study the interaction of wings with vertical gusts of
controllable interaction time at low Reynolds numbers. A NACA 0012 and two cambered low …

Development of a Transverse Low-Turbulence Gust Generator in a Wind Tunnel

DA Olson, AM Naguib, M Koochesfahani - AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
This work demonstrates the viability of a novel transverse-gust generator that is capable of
producing a controllable time-varying gust without increasing the turbulence level within a …

Computational Study of Flapping Wing Response to Vertical Gusts at Low Reynolds Numbers

N Poudel, L Wang, M Yu, JT Hrynuk - AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
This work presents a computational study of an oscillating NACA0012 airfoil's response to
vertical gusts at low Reynolds numbers. The gust is created by a cross-flow ducted floor jet …