Aerodynamic characteristics of small/micro unmanned aerial vehicles and their shape design

Hangkong Xuebao/Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 353-364

  Zhu, Zi Qiang ^a   Wang, Xiao Lu ^a   Wu, Zong Cheng ^a   Chen, Ze Min ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Shape design; Small micro unmanned aerial vehicle

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ASPECT RATIO; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); HELICOPTERS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; LIFT; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WINGS;

FIXED WING; FLAPPING WING; FLEXIBLE WING; HEURISTIC/EVOLUTIONARY METHOD; MULTIDISCIPLINARY/MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PROPULSION SYSTEM; ROTOR WING; SHAPE DESIGN; SMALL/MICRO UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 33745947107     PISSN: 10006893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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