Little Penguin Wing for the Application in Micro Aerial Vehicles

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are aircraft capable of hovering without pilots. Growing interest in Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) arises from advances in small electronics and the need for quick responses in urban military scenarios. MAVs require expertise in aerodynamics, propulsion, flight control, communications, autonomy, payload, and integration. Aerodynamics presents significant challenges for MAVs, especially at low Reynolds numbers where conventional aerofoils cause high drag and early stall in fixed-wing MAVs. Despite this, MAVs often need high-angle-of-attack (AOA) capabilities for reconnaissance.

To address this, the wing of a penguin was tested due to its advantageous characteristics during cruises and dives. Penguins exhibit efficient wing usage during near-surface swimming and ascents, prompting investigation into their fixed foil aerodynamics for MAVs operating at Re≤10^5. Existing MAVs, similar in size to certain penguin species, also support this approach. Numerical and experimental analysis of penguin wings at steeper AOAs was conducted to understand their fluid dynamics performance.

Key takeaways from this webinar:

1. The current issues and probable solutions regarding Micro Aerial Vehicles.
2. How biomimetics could be implemented in the field of aerodynamics.
3. How the simulations of penguin wing could be done efficiently in order to understand it’s feasibility of biomimetic applications.

Presenter: Dr. Mahadi Hasan Masud, EIT Lecturer

Mahadi Hasan Masud received his PhD from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, and he has completed his BSc and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Bangladesh. He is now serving as a faculty member(assistant professor-on study leave) in the department of Mechanical Engineering of RUET. In addition, he is also working as a part-time lecturer at Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT), Melbourne, Australia.

Masud’s research focus is on biomimetics, flapping flight and innovative food drying. He authored three popular books from the springer-nature publication, 15 book chapters, 35 refereed journal publications, and more than 10 international conference publications (Citations: 1150, H index:16). Most of his journal articles are published in highly ranked journals. He is a regular reviewer of several high-ranked journals of prominent publishers, including Elsevier, Springer, Nature and Taylor and Francis.

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