The intent of this thesis is to outline the design, analysis, and characterization of an axially compressed piezocomposite actuator and, in particular, to determine the correlation and accuracy of two models used to predict deflection of an axially compressed piezocomposite bimorph. Restrictions in material properties lead to vehicle inefficiencies caused by the discontinuous geometry of deflected control surfaces in unmanned aircraft systems. This performance disadvantage in discrete control surfaces is caused in part by the sharp edges that are formed when the surface is pivoted. Flow continuity over the body of a vehicle is important in minimizing the effects of drag and, in turn, increasing aerodynamic performance. An efficient alternat...
Laminar flow aircrafts as a potential super speed and economical fuel saver airplanes are being lagg...
A novel airdata sensor was developed at the University of Kansas1. The Bio-Inspired probe was design...
An ornithopter is a biologically inspired robot that produces lift by flapping its wings. Many hobby...
The intent of this thesis is to outline the design, analysis, and characterization of an axially com...
Two different technologies are demonstrated for a span-morphing wingtip: a linear controller for a p...
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011.Cataloge...
Aerodynamic drag accounts for a sizable portion of transportation energy consumption. Transportatio...
UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), also known as drones, are becoming attractive in the consumer space ...
Flow control can lead to saving millions of dollars in fuel costs each year by making an aircraft mo...
The recovery system development effort for an unmanned aircraft (UA) has been documented and examine...
The OSU chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB)has examined the possibility of installing a water...
Algebraic connectivity is the second-smallest eigenvalue of the Laplacian matrix and can be used as ...
The control problem of stabilizing an inherently unstable body, such as the inverted pendulum, is a ...
Morphing structures have recently been researched by scientists and engineers due to their ability t...
For optimal rotor performance in a tiltrotor aircraft the difference in the inflow and the rotor spe...
Laminar flow aircrafts as a potential super speed and economical fuel saver airplanes are being lagg...
A novel airdata sensor was developed at the University of Kansas1. The Bio-Inspired probe was design...
An ornithopter is a biologically inspired robot that produces lift by flapping its wings. Many hobby...
The intent of this thesis is to outline the design, analysis, and characterization of an axially com...
Two different technologies are demonstrated for a span-morphing wingtip: a linear controller for a p...
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011.Cataloge...
Aerodynamic drag accounts for a sizable portion of transportation energy consumption. Transportatio...
UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), also known as drones, are becoming attractive in the consumer space ...
Flow control can lead to saving millions of dollars in fuel costs each year by making an aircraft mo...
The recovery system development effort for an unmanned aircraft (UA) has been documented and examine...
The OSU chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB)has examined the possibility of installing a water...
Algebraic connectivity is the second-smallest eigenvalue of the Laplacian matrix and can be used as ...
The control problem of stabilizing an inherently unstable body, such as the inverted pendulum, is a ...
Morphing structures have recently been researched by scientists and engineers due to their ability t...
For optimal rotor performance in a tiltrotor aircraft the difference in the inflow and the rotor spe...
Laminar flow aircrafts as a potential super speed and economical fuel saver airplanes are being lagg...
A novel airdata sensor was developed at the University of Kansas1. The Bio-Inspired probe was design...
An ornithopter is a biologically inspired robot that produces lift by flapping its wings. Many hobby...