Bioinspired artificial hair sensors for flight-by-feel of unmanned aerial vehicles: a review
Flight-by-feel is an emerging approach to flight control that uses distributed arrays of
pressure, strain, and flow sensors to guide aircraft. Among these, hair-type flow sensors …
pressure, strain, and flow sensors to guide aircraft. Among these, hair-type flow sensors …
[HTML][HTML] Leading-edge flow sensing for detection of vortex shedding from airfoils in unsteady flows
Sensing of vortex shedding in unsteady airfoil flows can be beneficial in controlling and
positively harnessing their effects for increased aerodynamic performance. The time …
positively harnessing their effects for increased aerodynamic performance. The time …
Pressure feedback control of aerodynamic loads on a delta wing in transverse gusts
X He, DR Williams - AIAA Journal, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
A feedback active flow control (AFC) scheme is studied for control of unsteady aerodynamic
loads that act on a generic tailless delta wing during transverse gust encounters. The …
loads that act on a generic tailless delta wing during transverse gust encounters. The …
Sparse pressure-based machine learning approach for aerodynamic loads estimation during gust encounters
Estimation of aerodynamic loads is a significant challenge in complex gusty environments
due to the associated complexities of flow separation and strong nonlinearities. In this study …
due to the associated complexities of flow separation and strong nonlinearities. In this study …
Cluster-based Bayesian approach for noisy and sparse data: application to flow-state estimation
This study presents a cluster-based Bayesian methodology for state estimation under
realistic conditions including noisy data from sparse sensors. The proposed approach is …
realistic conditions including noisy data from sparse sensors. The proposed approach is …
Aerodynamic efficiency enhancement of delta wings for micro air vehicles using shape-optimization
B Bomjan Gurung, S Saha - Journal of Aircraft, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
The performance of fixed-wing micro air vehicles (MAVs) is impaired due to their small size,
operating speeds, and altitude leading to limited lift, aerodynamic efficiency (lift-to-drag …
operating speeds, and altitude leading to limited lift, aerodynamic efficiency (lift-to-drag …
[HTML][HTML] Load estimation in unsteady flows from sparse pressure measurements: Application of transition networks to experimental data
Inspired by biological swimming and flying with distributed sensing, we propose a data-
driven approach for load estimation that relies on complex networks. We exploit sparse, real …
driven approach for load estimation that relies on complex networks. We exploit sparse, real …
Sparse reconstruction of surface pressure coefficient based on compressed sensing
Wind tunnel test is an important means to obtain aerodynamic loads. However, due to the
limited space location and experimental cost, it is usually difficult to arrange enough …
limited space location and experimental cost, it is usually difficult to arrange enough …
FTLE and surface-pressure signature of dynamic flow reattachment during delta-wing axial acceleration
An experimental investigation was conducted on the aerodynamics of an NACA0012 airfoil
wing with triangular planform geometry undergoing steady and axial accelerations at Re …
wing with triangular planform geometry undergoing steady and axial accelerations at Re …
Aerodynamic state estimation from sparse sensor data by pairing Bayesian statistics with transition networks
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1669. vid Swimmers and flyers in
nature take advantage of distributed sensor feedback to control the interaction between the …
nature take advantage of distributed sensor feedback to control the interaction between the …