All Outputs (11)

Numerical simulation of multi-physical flows in biomimetic smart pumps (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

CFD simulation of the Boom Supersonic XB-1 Commercial Jet Delta Wing (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Computational stress analysis of aluminium and polyethylene composites in marine vessel hull structures (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Transient bio-inspired gliders with embodied humidity responsive actuators for environmental sensing (2022)
Journal Article

Collecting temporal and spatial high-resolution environmental data can guide studies in environmental sciences to gain insights in ecological processes. The utilization of automated robotic systems to collect these types of data can maximize accuracy... Read More about Transient bio-inspired gliders with embodied humidity responsive actuators for environmental sensing.

Unsteady aerodynamic modeling and control of pusher and tilt-rotor quadplane configurations (2019)
Journal Article
Govdeli, Y., Moheed Bin Muzaffar, S., Raj, R., Elhadidi, B., & Kayacan, E. (2019). Unsteady aerodynamic modeling and control of pusher and tilt-rotor quadplane configurations. Aerospace science and technology, 94, 105421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2019.105421

A nonlinear unsteady aerodynamics model is coupled with a three degree of freedom quadplane to control the forward and backward transition between hover and steady level flight. The unsteady lift and drag forces are modeled using a lumped vortex mode... Read More about Unsteady aerodynamic modeling and control of pusher and tilt-rotor quadplane configurations.

Learning Control of Tandem-Wing Tilt-Rotor UAV with Unsteady Aerodynamic Model (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents a novel transition flight mathematical model of tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles and demonstrates an application of a novel learning controller on the developed model. Instead of conventional steady aerodynamic models, an unste... Read More about Learning Control of Tandem-Wing Tilt-Rotor UAV with Unsteady Aerodynamic Model.

Multiple Modeling and Fuzzy Switching Control of Fixed-Wing VTOL Tilt-Rotor UAV (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents a detailed aerodynamic modeling technique along with a fuzzy switching multi-model guidance and control strategy for a custom blended wing-body tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The tilt-rotor configuration affects the ove... Read More about Multiple Modeling and Fuzzy Switching Control of Fixed-Wing VTOL Tilt-Rotor UAV.

Evaluation of the influence of build and print orientations of unmanned aerial vehicle parts fabricated using fused deposition modeling process (2018)
Journal Article
Ravindrababu, S., Govdeli, Y., Wong, Z. W., & Kayacan, E. (2018). Evaluation of the influence of build and print orientations of unmanned aerial vehicle parts fabricated using fused deposition modeling process. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 34, 659-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2018.07.007

The principal objective of this study is to provide an insight into the simulation of fused deposition modeling (FDM) parts considering the influence of build and print orientations. The elastic modulus, strength and Poisson's ratio at different buil... Read More about Evaluation of the influence of build and print orientations of unmanned aerial vehicle parts fabricated using fused deposition modeling process.

On the comparison of diamond honeycomb and 3D-Kagome structures for 3D printed UAVs (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study elaborates developing two different types of cellular internal structures to improve the bending stiffness and to reduce the weight of a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Whereas the number of different cellular... Read More about On the comparison of diamond honeycomb and 3D-Kagome structures for 3D printed UAVs.

Feasibility studies of post-processing techniques to strengthen 3D printed UAV wing structures (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

To strengthen 3D printed unmanned aerial vehicle parts, this paper aims to investigate the feasibility of two post-processing techniques, namely heat treatment and protective coating, with polylactic acid being the base material of comparison. For a... Read More about Feasibility studies of post-processing techniques to strengthen 3D printed UAV wing structures.

Additive Manufacturing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Current Status, Recent Advances, and Future Perspectives (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Over the past two decades, we have witnessed increased interest in rapidly growing unmanned aerial vehicles technologies triggered by numerous commercial applications. However, production cost is still a challenge due to the complexity of the manufac... Read More about Additive Manufacturing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Current Status, Recent Advances, and Future Perspectives.