Wind tunnel tests have been widely applied in aerodynamic investigations owing to their
unique advantages. However, it is difficult to theoretically establish a simplified symmetry or …

Micro-Unmanned Air Vehicles (Micro-UAVs), especially quadrotor UAVs, have been widely
used in recent years because of their simple structure and convenient operation. However …

Wind turbulent disturbance is one of the critical challenges to flying unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs); especially when the size, weight, and power on board such aircraft are …

A comprehensive multirotor noise assessment framework is developed to predict the noise
of rotational-speed-controlled rotor configurations in real-time. The key objectives are to …

This study aims to illustrate the correlations of performance and wake dynamics in multi-rotor
configurations and explain the induced circulation (IC), the quantification factor for wake …

An advanced potential flow method is used to study the aerodynamic interactions between
small rotors of quadrotor configurations and the impact on the overall flight performance. The …

In trajectory planning and control design for unmanned air vehicles, highly simplified models
are typically used to represent the vehicle dynamics and the operating environment. The …

The ability of multirotor UAVs to hold position accurately in a turbulent wind environment is
important for a variety of commercial applications. In this work, a tilted-rotor configuration …

Rotor–rotor and rotor–body interactions can have a first-order impact on multirotor vehicle
performance throughout the flight envelope. Identification of these performance impacts has …

This research investigated the effects of the aerodynamic interaction of the rotor-rotor and
the rotor-body as the vehicle transitions between the plus (+) and cross configurations (×) …