Design and performance analysis of a micro aerial vehicle concept

2nd AIAA "Unmanned Unlimited" Conference and Workshop and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Pralio, Barbara ^a   Guglieri, Giorgio ^a   Quagliotti, Fulvia ^a   Torino, Politecnico Di ^a  

^a Dipartimento Ingegneria Aeronautica e Spaziale Corso Duca degli Abruzzi ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS; AIRCRAFT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DC MOTORS; DESIGN; FIXED WINGS; MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV); PROPULSION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS; AIRCRAFT DYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; MICRO AERIAL VEHICLE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PRELIMINARY DESIGN PHASE; PROPULSION SYSTEM;

VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84896043581     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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