红尾对离散横冲风的空气动力学反应
Colin Bamford1, Paul Swiney1, Jack Nix1
1Department of Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States of America.
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
|March 11, 2024
概括
工程师研究红尾,以改善无人机在风中的导航. 使用翅膀和尾巴的倾斜来保持稳定的飞行通过风暴,为无人机风暴缓解提供生物灵感的解决方案.
科学领域:
- 生物启发的工程是生物启发的工程.
- 空气动力学 航空动力学
- 动物飞行动力学
背景情况:
- 无人驾驶飞行器 (UAV) 在强风条件下难以导航.
- 生物灵感工程为减轻味觉提供了潜在的解决方案.
- 了解鸟类对风暴的反应可以为无人机设计提供信息.
研究的目的:
- 研究红尾对风暴的空气动力学反应.
- 量化的运动和翅膀动力学在风暴遭遇期间.
- 分析升力系数变化,并确定风暴减缓策略.
主要方法:
- 室内飞行场所使用的高速摄像头来追踪3D运动.
- 在冲相互作用期间分析翅膀斜率角度.
- 将翼间距数据应用于低级空气动力学模型,以估计升力系数.
主要成果:
- 猎在风暴中保持了飞,但调整了翅膀斜率 (-20°至-5°).
- 起重系数因冲击比率而异:缓慢冲击的低速率 (2-2.5),快速冲击的快速然后低速率 (4-5).
- 尽管有不同的升力系数,但观察到的高度变化很小,相似,这表明了额外的缓解因素.
结论:
- 红尾表现出特定的翅膀摆动反应,以减轻风吹的影响.
- 尾部投球可能在稳定投球干扰方面发挥关键作用,补充了机翼调整.
- 航空飞行策略为开发能够在动荡环境中导航的强大无人机提供了宝贵的见解.
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