Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences 2012, ICAS 2012, Brisbane, Avustralya, 23 - 28 Eylül 2012, cilt.2, ss.963-971, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
The focus of the paper is on the experimental investigation of a biplane micro air vehicle. The effects of various geometric parameters like gap, stagger and Decalage angle are investigated at low Reynolds number (~0.15 Million) in low-speed wind tunnel. Rigid-flat plate of aspect ratio one is used to evaluate all three geometric parameters. The maximum dimension of the single flat-plate is 0.15 m. The goal is to increase the aerodynamic performance of the biplane MAV by generating high lift and fly as slow as possible to capture high quality visual recordings. This will directly help to fly at a lower velocity and make tighter turns that are of advantage in restricted and narrow environment. Results show that the aerodynamic performance of the biplane MAV is significantly enhanced through the combination of gap and stagger effects. The optimal configuration of the biplane MAV is selected for further flight performance comparison with monoplane configuration.