This paper experimentally investigates the flow field development and unsteady loading of
three force-mitigating pitch manoeuvres during a transverse gust encounter. The …

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 …

This paper aims to study the lift response of transverse and vortex gust encounters. A sine-
squared transverse gust was created in a water towing tank using a water jet, whereas a …

One of the primary challenges in the study of gust encounters lies in isolating, defining, and
parametrizing a specific problem in a highly unsteady, three-dimensional, and multiscale …

Recent interest in flight through gusty winds has given rise to a large body of work on
discrete large-amplitude gust encounters where the magnitude of the flow disturbance is …

This study explores the application of deep reinforcement learning (RL) to design an airfoil
pitch controller capable of minimizing lift variations in randomly disturbed flows. The …

This paper presents a framework based on either iterative simulation or iterative
experimentation for constructing an optimal, open-loop maneuver to regulate the …

UNSTEADY flow conditions experienced in wing–gust encoun-ters have been the focus of
many experimental and computational studies [1–6]. Wing–gust encounters have been …

Wing–gust encounters cause harmful lift transients that can be mitigated through
maneuvering of the wing. This paper presents a method to generate an open-loop (ie …

Abstract The Andrew Fejer Unsteady Wind Tunnel was modified to add a suction duct on top
of the test section to generate a vertical velocity component (cross flow). The suction …