Design considerations for a micro aerial vehicle aerodynamic characterization facility at the University of Florida research and engineering education facility

Collection of Technical Papers - 25th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 713-722

  Babinsky, Holger ^a,c,d   Cattafesta, Lou ^a,d   Abate, Gregg ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROELASTICITY; MICRO AERIAL VEHICLE (MAV); STRUCTURAL RESPONSES;

AERODYNAMICS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; SENSOR DATA FUSION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 33751439264     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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