Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
micro air vehicles, MAV, fluid flow, finite-element methods, FEM
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Abstract
Recently, there has been increased interest in the development of micro air vehicles (MAVs) (Figure 1) to perform reconnaissance, surveillance, and other small operations best suited for air vehicles with maximum dimensions of six inches. In order to develop successful air vehicles, it is imperative to have correct fluid flow modeling. As of late, current modeling tools used to design and analyze full-scale aircraft do not work well for MAVs[1]. This lack of appropriate tools has lead current research to take a trial and error approach to design of MAVs—a very expensive and inefficient technique.
Recommended Citation
Hosford, Andrew and Synder, Dr. Deryl
(2013)
"Improving Micro Air Vehicles,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 1953.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1953