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An experimental study of controlled canard for a solid rocket motor based unmanned air vehicle

  • Kan Xie*
  • , Yu Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

An aerodynamic study is presented for controlled canard configuration of a target unmanned air vehicle (TUAV) at cruise Mach number between 0.7 and 0.85, using a solid rocket motor as power. The analysis was focused on the longitudinal wind tunnel test data for learning complicated controlled canard-elements interactions and canard vortex behavior. The canard vortex interaction with tail wing of initial configuration concept with a NACA0012 canard and the improved configuration with a NACA0007 canard were reviewed and discussed. The experiments prove that the stability and control characteristics of whole TUAV are sensitive to the thickness of canard in transonic peed regime because of different canard vortex intensity and effect generated. The flight experiment shows that the final improved controlled canard configuration satisfies the request of the control system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISSCAA2010 - 3rd International Symposium on Systems and Control in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Pages732-737
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event3rd International Symposium on Systems and Control in Aeronautics and Astronautics, ISSCAA2010 - Harbin, China
Duration: 8 Jun 201010 Jun 2010

Publication series

NameISSCAA2010 - 3rd International Symposium on Systems and Control in Aeronautics and Astronautics

Conference

Conference3rd International Symposium on Systems and Control in Aeronautics and Astronautics, ISSCAA2010
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin
Period8/06/1010/06/10

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