@inproceedings{99b7b2686848430682ba7d63e09a4fda,
title = "Modeling and flight testing of wing shaping for autonomous control",
abstract = "UAV development and usage has increased dramatically in the last 15 years. In this time frame the potential has been realized for deployable UAVs to the extent that a new class of UAV was defined for these systems. Inflatable wing UAVs provide a unique solution for deployable UAVs because they are highly packable (some packing to 5-10% of their deployed volume) and have the potential for the incorporation of wing shaping. In this paper, aileron effectiveness was derived from the equations of motion of aircraft as a necessary parameter for roll control during autonomous flight. A modeling process was then developed to calculate the aileron effectiveness of a wing shaping demonstrator aircraft. Successful autonomous flight tests were performed with the demonstrator aircraft including in-flight aileron doublets to validate the predicted aileron effectiveness, which matched within 8%.",
author = "Thamann, {Michael A.} and Ashcraft, {Scott W.} and Smith, {Suzanne Weaver} and Bailey, {Sean C.} and Doepke, {E. Brady}",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.2514/6.2013-1926",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781624102233",
series = "54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference",
booktitle = "54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference",
note = "54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference ; Conference date: 08-04-2013 Through 11-04-2013",
}