Multirotor UAV-based platform for the measurement of atmospheric turbulence: Validation and signature detection of tip vortices of wind turbine blades

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 941-955

  Fuertes, Fernando Carbajo ^a   Wilhelm, Lionel ^a   Porté Agel, Fernando ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Airflow; Atmosphere; Instrumentation sensors; Turbulence; Wind; Wind effects

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FLOW CONTROL; POTENTIAL FLOW; PROBES; THERMOCOUPLES; TURBINE COMPONENTS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENCE; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); VECTOR SPACES; VORTEX FLOW; WIND; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS; WIND TURBINES;

ACCURATE CORRECTION; ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; AIRFLOW; INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT; INSTRUMENTATION/SENSORS; MULTIHOLE PRESSURE PROBES; SIGNATURE DETECTION; WIND TURBINE BLADES;

AIRCRAFT DETECTION;

AIRFLOW; ANEMOMETER; SENSOR; TURBULENCE; UNMANNED VEHICLE; VORTICITY; WIND FORCING; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 85068090501     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-17-0220.1     Document Type: Article

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