Advanced Uav Aerodynamics, Flight Stability And Control - Novel Concepts, Theory And Applications

Comprehensively covers emerging aerospace technologies 

Advanced UAV aerodynamics, flight stability and control: Novel concepts, theory and applications presents emerging aerospace technologies in the rapidly growing field of unmanned aircraft engineering. Leading scientists, researchers and inventors describe the findings and innovations accomplished in current research programs and industry applications throughout the world. Topics included cover a wide range of new aerodynamics concepts and their applications for real world fixed-wing (airplanes), rotary wing (helicopter) and quad-rotor aircraft.

The book begins with two introductory chapters that address fundamental principles of aerodynamics and flight stability and form a knowledge base for the student of Aerospace Engineering. The book then covers aerodynamics of fixed wing, rotary wing and hybrid unmanned aircraft, before introducing aspects of aircraft flight stability and control.

Key features:

• Sound technical level and inclusion of high-quality experimental and numerical data.
• Direct application of the aerodynamic technologies and flight stability and control principles described in the book in the development of real-world novel unmanned aircraft concepts.
• Written by world-class academics, engineers, researchers and inventors from prestigious institutions and industry.

The book provides up-to-date information in the field of Aerospace Engineering for university students and lecturers, aerodynamics researchers, aerospace engineers, aircraft designers and manufacturers.

Dr. Pascual Marques, President of Marques Aviation Ltd. UK holds an MPhil and a PhD degree in Engineering Mechanics. At Marques Aviation, Dr. Marques oversees the design, R&D, and manufacturing of the MA THOR unmanned aircraft series. His research interests lie in the fields of Aerodynamics at low Reynolds numbers and Flight Stability. His research projects involve the implementation of theoretical aerodynamics. Wing aerodynamic efficiency in UAVs is optimized by adjustment of wing planform and Oswald efficiency, incorporation of flow control devices, modification of tip vortex configuration, and application of optimized geometric and/or aerodynamic twist. Flight stability is enhanced using principles of aeroelasticity, adaptive wing technology, and automated flight control. Dr. Marques is the Editor-in- Chief of the International Journal of Unmanned Systems Engineering, and Chair of the World Congress on Unmanned Systems Engineering and the International Aerospace Engineering Conference.??

Dr Andrea Da Ronch is the author of more than 15 referred journals and has?contributed to over 40 peer-reviewed conference papers. Dr Da Ronch serves on the scientific review committee of several international conferences and journals. He is a member of the: AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics technical committee (TC); Council of European Aerospace Societies TC Aircraft Design; EPSRC funded UK Vertical Lift Network; and NATO Applied Vehicle 251 Task Group focused on the multidisciplinary design and performance assessment of effective, agile air vehicles.