Foundations of Circulation Control Based Small-Scale Unmanned Aircraft A Comprehensive Methodology from Concept to Design and Experimental Testing /

• Main Authors: Kanistras, Konstantinos (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Valavanis, Kimon P. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Rutherford, Matthew J. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, 91
• Subjects: Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Fluids.; Fluid mechanics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.

This book focuses on using and implementing Circulation Control (CC) - an active flow control method used to produce increased lift over the traditionally used systems, like flaps, slats, etc. - to design a new type of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft that are endowed with improved aerodynamic efficienc...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The History of Circulation Control
• Fundamentals of Circulation Control
• Model Description
• Plenum Design
• Wind Tunnel & Instrumentation
• Wind Tunnel Results & Discussion
• UC2AV: Unmanned Circulation Control Aerial Vehicle
• Air Supply Unit (ASU)
• Takeoff Performance & Instrumentation
• Flight Testing
• Epilogue.