Experimental Aerodynamic Analysis of a QuadPlane Unmanned Aircraft System

No AccessEngineering NotesExperimental Aerodynamic Analysis of a QuadPlane Unmanned Aircraft SystemAkshay Mathur and Ella AtkinsAkshay MathurUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109*Ph.D. Candidate, Robotics Institute. Student Member AIAA.Search for more papers by this author and Ella Atkins https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2132-6256Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061†Fred D. Durham Professor and Head, Kevin T. Crofton Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Department. Fellow AIAA.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:21 Feb 2023https://doi.org/10.2514/1.C036916SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Holden J. and Goel N., “Fast-Forwarding to a Future of On-Demand Urban Air Transportation,” Uber Elevate TR, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 2016, https://evtol.news/__media/PDFs/UberElevateWhitePaperOct2016.pdf [accessed 14 Feb. 2023]. Google Scholar[2] Silva C., Johnson W. R., Solis E., Patterson M. D. and Antcliff K. R., “VTOL Urban Air Mobility Concept Vehicles for Technology Development,” 2018 Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, AIAA Paper 2028-3847, 2018. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-3847 LinkGoogle Scholar[3] [Hua M.-D., Hamel T., Morin P. and Samson C., “Control of VTOL Vehicles with Thrust-Tilting Augmentation,” Automatica, Vol. 52, Feb. 2015, pp. 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2014.10.129 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[4] Mathur A. and Atkins E. M., “Design, Modeling and Hybrid Control of a QuadPlane,” AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum, AIAA Paper 2021-0374, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2021-0374 LinkGoogle Scholar[5] Antcliff K., Whiteside S., Kohlman L. W. and Silva C., “Baseline Assumptions and Future Research Areas for Urban Air Mobility Vehicles,” AIAA SciTech 2019 Forum, AIAA Paper 2019-0528, 2019. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-0528 LinkGoogle Scholar[6] Abbot I. H., Doenhoff V., Stivers A. E. and Louis J., “Summary of Airfoil Data,” NACA TR-824, Jan. 1945. Google Scholar[7] Stevens B. L., Lewis F. L. and Johnson E. N., Aircraft Control and Simulation: Dynamics, Controls Design, and Autonomous Systems, 3rd ed., Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2015, pp. 75–78. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119174882 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[8] Anderson J. D., Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, 5th ed., McGraw–Hill Education, New York, 2011, pp. 19–24. Google Scholar[9] Leishman R. C., Macdonald J. C., Beard R. W. and McLain T. W., “Quadrotors and Accelerometers: State Estimation with an Improved Dynamic Model,” IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2014, pp. 28–41. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCS.2013.2287362 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[10] Busan R. C., Murphy P. C., Hatke D. B. and Simmons B. M., “Wind Tunnel Testing Techniques for a Tandem Tilt-Wing, Distributed Electric Propulsion VTOL Aircraft,” AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum, AIAA Paper 2021-1189, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2021-1189 LinkGoogle Scholar[11] Simmons B. M. and Murphy P. C., “Wind Tunnel-Based Aerodynamic Model Identification for a Tilt-Wing, Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft,” AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum, AIAA Paper 2021-1298, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2021-1298 LinkGoogle Scholar[12] Simmons B. M., “System Identification for Propellers at High Incidence Angles,” AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum, AIAA Paper 2021-1190, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2021-1190 LinkGoogle Scholar[13] Mathur A. and Atkins E., “Wind Tunnel Testing and Aerodynamic Characterization of a QuadPlane Uncrewed Aircraft System,” Preprint, submitted 29 Jan. 2023, https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.12316. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2301.12316 Google Scholar Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails What's Popular Articles in Advance CrossmarkInformationCopyright © 2023 by Akshay Mathur and Ella Atkins. Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., with permission. All requests for copying and permission to reprint should be submitted to CCC at www.copyright.com; employ the eISSN 1533-3868 to initiate your request. See also AIAA Rights and Permissions www.aiaa.org/randp. TopicsAerodynamic PerformanceAerodynamicsAeronautical EngineeringAeronauticsAerospace SciencesAircraft OperationsAircraft Operations and TechnologyAircraftsAviationFluid DynamicsQuadcopterTakeoff and LandingUnmanned Aerial VehicleVertical Takeoff and LandingWind Tunnels KeywordsAerodynamic CoefficientsWind Tunnel TestsQuadcopterVertical Takeoff and LandingAviationAerodynamic PerformanceUrban Air MobilitySystem ModelingAdvanced Air MobilityUnmanned Aerial VehiclePDF Received4 March 2022Accepted31 January 2023Published online21 February 2023