What is it about?
The Leading-Edge Suction Parameter (LESP) has been shown to estimate when the flow over a wing may separate from the leading edge. For small autonomous aircraft (UAVs), such flow separation is more likely to occur and impact the safety of the flight due to their low energy, Here, we look at the behaviour of the LESP in flow conditions relevant to small UAVs
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Why is it important?
The accurate prediction of flow separation is critical to the performance and safe operation of small UAVs. This work looks at the variability of the LESP criterion at low pitch rates.
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This page is a summary of: Low Reynolds Number Behavior of the Leading-Edge Suction Parameter at Low Pitch Rates, July 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/6.2021-2924.
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