Date of Award
9-2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
First Advisor
Mark F. Reeder, PhD
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to improve the MAV that will be used for battle damage assessment and reconnaissance or local surveillance through the experiments in AFIT wind tunnel. The experiments were performed to investigate the wing displacement and wing tip vortex interaction. To conduct the experiments, telescopic survey tool and tri-axial hot-wire anemometer was utilized. The results indicate that wing tip displacement of the flexible wing was approximately 8 times that of the rigid wing in an unstalled condition and data suggests that flexible wing has a denser core-distribution of velocity within the wing tip vortex and delays the angle at which separation occurs.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-GAE-ENY-06-S08
DTIC Accession Number
ADA456869
Recommended Citation
Park, Hong-Joon, "Three Component Velocity Measurements in the Tip Vortex of a Micro-Air-Vehicle" (2006). Theses and Dissertations. 3583.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/3583