Effects of Duct Lip Shaping and Various Control Devices on the Hover and Forward Flight Performance of Ducted Fan UAVs
<p>The military's desire for ducted fan vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) stems from the vehicles' relatively small size, safety in tight quarters, increased payload capacity for their size, and their ability to hover for surveillance missions. Howe...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33268 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05262005-170916/ |