AIAA Conference
Title:
Flight Dynamics of Micro Air Vehicles with Morphing Horizontal-Tail Geometry
Corresponding Author's Last Name:
Edstrand
Shit yes. My abstract is done and I so long as I can finish my paper before the 22nd, I'll have my first publication. I'm excited. I'm going to be in Cocoa Beach at the end of march/early April to present it. As of now, there are 5 undergrad papers, so I have a pretty good chance of winning at the conference or something. I don't know. I'm just happy to be published.
I am determined that no matter what I'm going to finish that paper though, so it'll happen. :)
As a bird is in flight, the tail feathers change geometry for different situations encountered during flight. The entire tail fin is a dynamic system that is dependent on active flight situations. This proves that morphing the geometry of the horizontal-tail on an air vehicle would be beneficial to the flight dynamics. This paper considers twenty different geometries of a micro air vehicle's horizontal-tail, varying the leading and trailing edge slope and the area while keeping the span of the tail fin constant. The concept of morphing geometries has been applied in micro air vehicles’ wings to maintain yaw stability while rapidly pitching and rolling. Incorporating the ability to morph the tail fin as well may help improve the vehicles effectiveness in flight.
I'm excited.
Also, Jenny showed me this tonight. It stood out to me.
Adam
Flight Dynamics of Micro Air Vehicles with Morphing Horizontal-Tail Geometry
Corresponding Author's Last Name:
Edstrand
Shit yes. My abstract is done and I so long as I can finish my paper before the 22nd, I'll have my first publication. I'm excited. I'm going to be in Cocoa Beach at the end of march/early April to present it. As of now, there are 5 undergrad papers, so I have a pretty good chance of winning at the conference or something. I don't know. I'm just happy to be published.
I am determined that no matter what I'm going to finish that paper though, so it'll happen. :)
As a bird is in flight, the tail feathers change geometry for different situations encountered during flight. The entire tail fin is a dynamic system that is dependent on active flight situations. This proves that morphing the geometry of the horizontal-tail on an air vehicle would be beneficial to the flight dynamics. This paper considers twenty different geometries of a micro air vehicle's horizontal-tail, varying the leading and trailing edge slope and the area while keeping the span of the tail fin constant. The concept of morphing geometries has been applied in micro air vehicles’ wings to maintain yaw stability while rapidly pitching and rolling. Incorporating the ability to morph the tail fin as well may help improve the vehicles effectiveness in flight.
I'm excited.
Also, Jenny showed me this tonight. It stood out to me.
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