Wind Tunnel Balance Measurements of Bioinspired Tails for a Fixed Wing MAV

"Bird tails play a significant role in aerodynamics and stability during flight. This paper investigates the use of bioinspired horizontal stabilizers for Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) with Zimmerman wing-body geometry. Five configurations of bioinspired horizontal tabilizers are presented. Then, 3...

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Autores: Rafael, Bardera Mora, Sor, Suthyvann, Rodríguez Sevillano, A., Barroso, Estela, Matías García, J. C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.INTA Repositorio Digital del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial
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Acceso en línea:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/8/1/16
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12666/1061
https://doi.org/10.3390/drones8010016
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Palabra clave:MAV
Bioinspired
Balance measurements
Bird tails
Aerodynamics
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spelling Wind Tunnel Balance Measurements of Bioinspired Tails for a Fixed Wing MAVRafael, Bardera MoraSor, SuthyvannRodríguez Sevillano, A.Barroso, EstelaMatías García, J. C.MAVBioinspiredBalance measurementsBird tailsAerodynamics"Bird tails play a significant role in aerodynamics and stability during flight. This paper investigates the use of bioinspired horizontal stabilizers for Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) with Zimmerman wing-body geometry. Five configurations of bioinspired horizontal tabilizers are presented. Then, 3-component external balance force measurements of each horizontal stabilizer are performed in the wind tunnel. The Squared-Fan-Shaped Horizontal Stabilizer (HSF-tail) is selected as the optimal horizontal stabilizer that provides the highest aerodynamic efficiency during cruise flight while maintaining high longitudinal stability on the vehicle. The integration of the HSF-tail increases the aerodynamic efficiency by more than 6% up to a maximum of 17% compared to the other alternatives while maintaining the lowest aerodynamic drag value during the cruise phase. Furthermore, balancemeasurements to analyze the influence of the HSF-tail deflection on the aerodynamic coefficients are conducted, resulting in increased lift force and reduced aerodynamic drag with negative tail deflections. Lastly, the experimental data is validated with CFD-RANS steady simulations for low angles of attack, obtaining a relative difference on the measurement around 5% for the aerodynamic drag coefficient and around 10% for the lift coefficient during the cruise flight that demonstrates a high degree of accuracy in the aerodynamic coefficients obtained by external balance in the wind tunnel. This work represents a novel approach through the implementation of a horizontal tabilizer inspired by the structure of the tails of birds that is expected to yield significant advancements in both stability and aerodynamic efficiency, with the potential to revolutionize MAV technology."We thank all engineers and analysts of the Aerodynamics Department of ‘’Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial Esteban Terradas” (INTA) and Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Aeronáutica y del Espacio (ETSIAE).PeerreviewMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)202520252024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501application/pdfhttps://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/8/1/16http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12666/1061https://doi.org/10.3390/drones8010016reponame:DIGITAL.INTA Repositorio Digital del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacialinstname:Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)InglésAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.inta.es:20.500.12666/10612026-06-23T12:46:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Wind Tunnel Balance Measurements of Bioinspired Tails for a Fixed Wing MAV
title Wind Tunnel Balance Measurements of Bioinspired Tails for a Fixed Wing MAV
spellingShingle Wind Tunnel Balance Measurements of Bioinspired Tails for a Fixed Wing MAV
Rafael, Bardera Mora
MAV
Bioinspired
Balance measurements
Bird tails
Aerodynamics
title_short Wind Tunnel Balance Measurements of Bioinspired Tails for a Fixed Wing MAV
title_full Wind Tunnel Balance Measurements of Bioinspired Tails for a Fixed Wing MAV
title_fullStr Wind Tunnel Balance Measurements of Bioinspired Tails for a Fixed Wing MAV
title_full_unstemmed Wind Tunnel Balance Measurements of Bioinspired Tails for a Fixed Wing MAV
title_sort Wind Tunnel Balance Measurements of Bioinspired Tails for a Fixed Wing MAV
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rafael, Bardera Mora
Sor, Suthyvann
Rodríguez Sevillano, A.
Barroso, Estela
Matías García, J. C.
author Rafael, Bardera Mora
author_facet Rafael, Bardera Mora
Sor, Suthyvann
Rodríguez Sevillano, A.
Barroso, Estela
Matías García, J. C.
author_role author
author2 Sor, Suthyvann
Rodríguez Sevillano, A.
Barroso, Estela
Matías García, J. C.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv MAV
Bioinspired
Balance measurements
Bird tails
Aerodynamics
topic MAV
Bioinspired
Balance measurements
Bird tails
Aerodynamics
description "Bird tails play a significant role in aerodynamics and stability during flight. This paper investigates the use of bioinspired horizontal stabilizers for Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) with Zimmerman wing-body geometry. Five configurations of bioinspired horizontal tabilizers are presented. Then, 3-component external balance force measurements of each horizontal stabilizer are performed in the wind tunnel. The Squared-Fan-Shaped Horizontal Stabilizer (HSF-tail) is selected as the optimal horizontal stabilizer that provides the highest aerodynamic efficiency during cruise flight while maintaining high longitudinal stability on the vehicle. The integration of the HSF-tail increases the aerodynamic efficiency by more than 6% up to a maximum of 17% compared to the other alternatives while maintaining the lowest aerodynamic drag value during the cruise phase. Furthermore, balancemeasurements to analyze the influence of the HSF-tail deflection on the aerodynamic coefficients are conducted, resulting in increased lift force and reduced aerodynamic drag with negative tail deflections. Lastly, the experimental data is validated with CFD-RANS steady simulations for low angles of attack, obtaining a relative difference on the measurement around 5% for the aerodynamic drag coefficient and around 10% for the lift coefficient during the cruise flight that demonstrates a high degree of accuracy in the aerodynamic coefficients obtained by external balance in the wind tunnel. This work represents a novel approach through the implementation of a horizontal tabilizer inspired by the structure of the tails of birds that is expected to yield significant advancements in both stability and aerodynamic efficiency, with the potential to revolutionize MAV technology."
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2025
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