Flight testing verification of lateral-directional dynamic stability of gliding birds due to wing dihedral

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dc.contributor.authorWei, Chenhao
dc.contributor.authorLin, Gang
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Jun
dc.contributor.authorSong, Lei
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Howard
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-21T12:34:34Z
dc.date.available2022-10-21T12:34:34Z
dc.date.issued2022-10-12
dc.description.abstractPurpose Unlike conventional aircraft, birds can glide without a vertical tail. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the influence of dihedral angle spanwise distribution on lateral-directional dynamic stability by the simulation, calculation in the development of the bird-inspired aircraft and the flight testing. Design/methodology/approach The gliding magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) was selected as the study object. The geometric and mass model of the study object were developed. Stability derivatives and moments of inertia were obtained. The lateral-directional stability was assessed under different spanwise distributions of dihedral angle. A bird-inspired aircraft was developed, and a flight test was carried out to verify the analysed results. Findings The results show that spanwise distribution changing of dihedral angle has influence on the lateral-directional mode stability. All of the analysed configurations have convergent Dutch roll mode and rolling mode. The key role of dihedral angle changing is to achieve a convergent spiral mode. Flight test results show that the bird-inspired aircraft has a well-convergent Dutch roll mode. Practical implications The theory that birds can achieve its lateral-directional stability by changing its dihedral angle spanwise distribution may explain the stability mechanism of gliding birds. Originality/value This paper helps to improve the understanding of bird gliding stability mechanism and provides bio-inspired solutions in aircraft designing.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationWei C, Lin G, Huang J, et al., (2022) Flight testing verification of lateral-directional dynamic stability of gliding birds due to wing dihedral. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Volume 94, Issue 11, October 2022, pp. 29-44en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0002-2667
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-12-2021-0364
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/18594
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherEmeralden_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectdynamic stabilityen_UK
dc.subjectlocomotion modeen_UK
dc.subjectdihedral angleen_UK
dc.subjectbird-inspired aircraften_UK
dc.subjectgliding birden_UK
dc.titleFlight testing verification of lateral-directional dynamic stability of gliding birds due to wing dihedralen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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