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ANALYTICAL MODELLING OF A HOVERABLE X-SHAPE FLAPPING WING AIRCRAFT CONSIDERING WING-TAIL INTERACTION

  • Beihang University

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Abstract

The topic of this study comes from hovering control requirement of a 0.8kg X-shape flapping wing aircraft. Due to relatively large scale and inertia than existing flapping wing vehicles, existing flapping wing vector control techniques are not convenent to be adopted. Instead, two tail control surfaces that work as elevon and a yaw control tail rotor are utilized. While flapping wing and rotor thrust force moddels are adequate, study related to tail control moddels is very scarce, especially those concentrate on slow or hovering flight, at which conditions the flapping wing induced flow plays a significant role in attitude control force generation. Therefore, this study concentrate on the control features and moddelling of the tail considering wing-tail interaction. New generation meshless numerical method is utilized and based on which the transient and cycle-averaged flow structure and aerodynamic force of the tail are analyzed. An analytical tail control force model is finally proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication32nd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2021
PublisherInternational Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
ISBN (Electronic)9783932182914
StatePublished - 2021
Event32nd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2021 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 6 Sep 202110 Sep 2021

Publication series

Name32nd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2021

Conference

Conference32nd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period6/09/2110/09/21

Keywords

  • Flapping wing
  • Hoverable
  • Wing-tail interaction
  • X-shape

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