Fluid Mechanics and Flight Mechanics

Flight test of flow separation control using plasma UAV

  • ZHANG Xin ,
  • HUANG Yong ,
  • YANG Pengyu ,
  • ZHANG Peng ,
  • HUANG Zhiyuan ,
  • WANG Dawei ,
  • LI Huaxing
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  • 1. School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China;
    2. Low Speed Aerodynamics Institute, China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, Mianyang 621000, China

Received date: 2017-07-05

  Revised date: 2017-08-14

  Online published: 2018-02-11

Supported by

Program of Equipment Investigation in Advance (51313010204)

Abstract

To boost the development of application of flow control technology using plasma actuator, a platform for flight test is established and the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight test is carried out to evaluate the control effect of symmetrical plasma actuators using pressure sensors and attitude angle sensor in realistic environment. The results indicate that flow separation around one wing of the UAV is suppressed by one symmetrical plasma actuator, and a large roll angle of the UAV is generated. Thus, the attitude control of aircraft is realized by using plasma actuator. The research can lay the foundation for the application of the plasma flow control technology.

Cite this article

ZHANG Xin , HUANG Yong , YANG Pengyu , ZHANG Peng , HUANG Zhiyuan , WANG Dawei , LI Huaxing . Flight test of flow separation control using plasma UAV[J]. ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA, 2018 , 39(2) : 121587 -121587 . DOI: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2017.121587

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