A minimum-domain impulse theory for unsteady aerodynamic force with discrete wake

Unsteady Aerodynamic Force Sensing from Strain Data

A simple approach for computing unsteady aerodynamic forces from simulated measured strain data is proposed in this study. First, the deflection and slope of the structure are computed from the unsteady strain. Velocities and accelerations of the structure are computed using the autoregressive moving average model, online parameter estimator, low-pass filter, and a least-squares curve fittingme...

Unsteady Aerodynamic Force Sensing from Measured Strain

A simple approach for computing unsteady aerodynamic forces from simulated measured strain data is proposed in this study. First, the deflection and slope of the structure are computed from the unsteady strain using the two-step approach. Velocities and accelerations of the structure are computed using the autoregressive moving average model, on-line parameter estimator, low-pass filter, and a ...

Time Domain Modeling of Unsteady Aerodynamic Forces on a

The goal of this research is to develop a versatile and fast code to compute the unsteady lift and thrust forces generated by a flapping airfoil and apply it to engineering problems. We consider both plunging and pitching types of motion and develop a time marching simulation based on early work in unsteady aerodynamics. The ability of the code to compute lift and thrust forces is validated aga...

Unsteady aerodynamic forces of a flapping wing.

The unsteady aerodynamic forces of a model fruit fly wing in flapping motion were investigated by numerically solving the Navier-Stokes equations. The flapping motion consisted of translation and rotation [the translation velocity (u(t)) varied according to the simple harmonic function (SHF), and the rotation was confined to a short period around stroke reversal]. First, it was shown that for a...

Model Reduction in Discrete-Vortex Methods for 2D Unsteady Aerodynamic Flows