A novel unmanned aircraft with solid-state control surfaces: Analysis and flight demonstration

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bilgen, Onur ^a   Butt, Lauren M ^a   Day, Steven R ^a   Sossi, Craig A ^a   Weaver, Joseph P ^a   Wolek, Artur ^a   Mason, William H ^c   Inman, Daniel J ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATED CONTROL; AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; AERODYNAMIC DERIVATIVES; COMPOSITE ACTUATOR; CONTROL RESPONSE; DESIGN TEAM; FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION; HIGH-VOLTAGE CONVERTER; LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERIES; MACRO FIBER COMPOSITE; PIEZOCERAMIC; PIEZOELECTRIC CONTROL; PROPULSION SYSTEM; REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT; ROLL RATES; SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT; STABILITY AND CONTROL; STEADY STATE; UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS; VIRGINIA TECH; VORTEX LATTICES; WIND-TUNNEL TESTING; WING MORPHING;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; FIXED WINGS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; LITHIUM; OCEAN ENGINEERING; PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SERVOMOTORS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; WIND TUNNELS;

CONTROL SURFACES;

EID: 84872435165     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2011-2071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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