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Preface xiii
Overview of Micro-Air-Vehicle Development Thomas J. Mueller 1
Introduction 1
Historical Perspective 4
Conclusion 34
Acknowledgments 34
References 35
Elements of Aerodynamics, Propulsion, and Design Thomas J. Mueller Gabriel E. Torres Donald W. Srull 39
Nomenclature 39
Introduction 41
Rigid Wings 46
Flexible and Adaptive Wings 65
Propulsion 67
MAV Design Using Experimental Database 97
Numerical Approach to MAV Design 99
Conclusion 101
Acknowledgments 102
References 103
Autopilot Integration into Micro Air Vehicles Roman Krashanitsa George Platanitis Dmytro Silin Sergey Shkarayev 109
Nomenclature 109
Introduction 110
MAV Designs and Specifications 115
Flight-Control System 118
Stability and Control Design for Micro Air Vehicles 121
Flight Testing 141
Conclusion 146
Appendix 147
Acknowledgments 148
References 148
Case Study: Micro Tactical Expendable Rigid-Wing Micro Air Vehicle James C. Kellogg 151
Nomenclature 151
Introduction 152
NRL and DARPA MAV Programs 152
Development of the MITE Configuration 153
Detailed Design of the MITE 157
Flight Experimentation and Design Evolution 172
Stability and Flight Control 177
MITE Demonstrations and the Transition to the Dragon Eye UAV 181
Conclusion 181
Acknowledgments 184
References 184
Flexible-Wing Micro Air Vehicles Peter G. Ifju Roberto Albertani Bret K. Stanford Daniel J. Claxton Michael J. Sytsma 185
Nomenclature 185
Acronyms 185
Introduction 186
Description of the MAV 190
MAV Fabrication Methods 192
Wind-Tunnel Characterization of the Flexible Wing 199
Modeling of Flexible Wings 225
Flight Testing 236
Conclusion 239
Acknowledgments 239
References 239
Development of Micro Air Vehicles with in-Flight Adaptive Wing Motoyuki Aki Martin Waszak Sergey Shkarayev 241
Nomenclature 241
Introduction 242
Conceptual Design 245
Wind-Tunnel Testing 251
Design of Adaptive-Wing MAVs 261
Flight Testing 270
Conclusion 273
Acknowledgments 274
References 274
Summary 277
Index 281
Supporting Materials 289
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