06.2 - Flight Dynamics and Control (UAV related)
IN-FLIGHT MEASUREMENT OF WING SURFACE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION ON A FIXED-WING UAV AND ITS APPLICATION TO FLIGHT CONTROL
Y. Hayashi¹, J.-H. Kim¹, T. Tsuchiya¹; ¹The University of Tokyo, Japan
Birds use their feathers covering wings to sense airflow. In contrast, conventional fixed-wing aircraft rely on IMUs for attitude estimation but often lack sensors to measure airflow around their wings. Inspired by the birds' airflow sensors, a pressure sensor array system working as feathers was developed. Research utilizing the measured pressure values for flight control is planned.