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A Micro AirVehicle with a 'Space wing'

K. Tsuji, Y. Fukami, S. Aki, S. Sunada

Abstract


This paper presents our proposal of 'Space wing'. The 'Space wing' is composed of some square plates. The distances between the square plates are varied according to a flight condition. At a flight where high efficiency is required, the distances are 0 and the characteristic of the wing is that of the wing with an aspect ratio equal to the number of square plates. On the other hand, at a flight in a gust, the distance is not 0 and the characteristic of the wing is close to that of a square. The ‘Space wing’ enhances a flight stability of a MAV. The enhanced stability will increase opportunities we can utilize a MAV.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21535%2FProICIUS.2011.v7.370

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