Comparative Evaluation of Computational Techniques For Estimating UAV Aerodynamic, Stability and Control Derivatives.

摘要

The small UAV presents many advantages in size, cost, and portability. Because of this it is often desired to design many UAVs, one for each task, and often in a competitive environment. The designer needs a set of validated conceptual design tools that allow for rapid prediction of flight characteristics. The validation study will be conducted on the Ultra Stick 120 using a comparison of a Vortex Lattice method and Digital DATCOM to wind tunnel data. These computational tools are provided as a part of the CEASIOM software suite.