28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS2012-3.1ST2

MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM DYNAMIC WIND-TUNNEL TESTING OF A DELTA WING USING A ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR

K. Asai, A. Konno, X. Jiang, D. Numata, H. Abe, N. Nakata, T. Hara
Tohoku Univ., Japan

Keywords: dynamic wind-tunnel testing, multi-degree-of-freedom, robotic manipulator, delta wing, vortex breakdown

To evaluate dynamic behaviors of a delta wing at high angles of attack, dynamic wind-tunnel testing was conducted using a multi-degree-of-freedom robotic manipulator. The model was oscillated to perform combined rolling and yawing motion over the range of frequency. The effects of frequency and amplitude on dynamic stability were analyzed.

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