Recently, there has been a serious effort to design aircraft that are as small as possible for special, limited-duration missions. These vehicles may carry visual, acoustic, chemical, or biological sensors for such missions as traffic management, hostage situation surveillance, rescue operations, etc. The goal is to develop aircraft systems that weigh less than 90 grams, with a 15-centimetre wingspan. Since it is not possible to meet all of the design requirements of a micro air vehicle with current technology, research is proceeding. This new book reports on the latest research in the area of aerodynamic efficiency of various fixed-wing, flapping wing, and rotary wing concepts. It presents the progress made by over 50 active researchers in the field from Canada, Europe, Japan, and the United States. It is the only book of its kind.
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Mueller is the Roth-Gibson Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. He earned his B.S. at the Illinois Institute of Technology and his M.S. and Ph.D at the University of Illinois Urbana. He is an ASME Fellow and an AIAA Associate Fellow.
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This review is from: Fixed and Flapping Wing Aerodynamics for Micro Air Vehicle Applications (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics) (Hardcover)
I found this book extremely helpful for information while recently working on my senior design project at the Rochester Institute of Technology. As of winter 2002/2003 there is very little liable information on micro air vehicle aerodynamics available free through technical papers and other readings that I could find. After looking for information for nearly a month I purchased this book and had several of my questions on MAV design and applications answered. This book is primarily a collection of AIAA and university MAV technical papers. I would recommend this book to any college student or professor working on a MAV related project.
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THERE is a serious effort to design aircraft that are as small as possible for special, limited-duration military and civil missions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
optimal circulation distribution, optimum circulation distribution, linear lift range, number airfoil design, vorticity field measurements, flapping wing propulsion, laminar bucket, measured drag polars, biomimetic hydrofoil, elevon angle, local momentum theory, flapping wing flight, inviscid velocity distributions, flapping cycle, optic flow measurement, spanwise velocity gradient, excitation frequency ratio, flapping airfoil, flapping amplitude, lift coefficient variation, optic flowfield, prop configuration, vortex gait, mean lift coefficient, flapping frequency Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Journal of Experimental Biology, Notre Dame, New York, Journal of Aircraft, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Black Widow, Naval Postgraduate School, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Associate Fellow, Proceedings of the Conference, Aeronautical Journal, Research Assistant, Virginia Beach, Aeronautical Sciences, Aerospace Sciences, Biona Report, Gustav Fischer Verlag, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Lecture Notes, Naval Research Laboratory, University of Toronto, Aeronautical Research Council, Dragonfly Flight, The Mechanics of Flight, Cambridge Univ New!
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THERE is a serious effort to design aircraft that are as small as possible for special, limited-duration military and civil missions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
optimal circulation distribution, optimum circulation distribution, linear lift range, number airfoil design, vorticity field measurements, flapping wing propulsion, laminar bucket, measured drag polars, biomimetic hydrofoil, elevon angle, local momentum theory, flapping wing flight, inviscid velocity distributions, flapping cycle, optic flow measurement, spanwise velocity gradient, excitation frequency ratio, flapping airfoil, flapping amplitude, lift coefficient variation, optic flowfield, prop configuration, vortex gait, mean lift coefficient, flapping frequency Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Journal of Experimental Biology, Notre Dame, New York, Journal of Aircraft, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Black Widow, Naval Postgraduate School, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Associate Fellow, Proceedings of the Conference, Aeronautical Journal, Research Assistant, Virginia Beach, Aeronautical Sciences, Aerospace Sciences, Biona Report, Gustav Fischer Verlag, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Lecture Notes, Naval Research Laboratory, University of Toronto, Aeronautical Research Council, Dragonfly Flight, The Mechanics of Flight, Cambridge Univ New!
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- Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance, Fourth Edition (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics) by Paul Zarchan in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Testing by Jewel B. Barlow on page 112, page 139, and page 166
- Airfoil Design and Data by Richard Eppler on page 80, page 165, and page 187
- Fundamentals of Aerodynamics (McGraw-Hill Series in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering) by John Anderson on page 79, and page 139
- Biological Fluid Dynamics (Society for Experimental Biology Symposium) by Ellington on page 246, and page 284
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- Advanced Hypersonic Test Facilities (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics) by F. Lu in Back Matter
- Economic Principles Applied to Space Industry Decisions (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics) by J. Greenberg in Back Matter
- Physical and Chemical Processes in Gas Dynamics (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics) by G. Chernyi in Back Matter
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