VERIFICATION OF A FINITE ELEMENT MODEL OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WING TORQUE BOX VIA EXPERIMENTAL MODAL TESTING

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2012-07-04

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Unlusoy, Levent
Şahin, Melin
Yaman, Yavuz

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In this study, the detailed finite element model (FEM) of an unmanned aerial vehicle wing torque box was verified by the experimental modal testing. During the computational studies the free-free boundary conditions were used and the natural frequencies and mode-shapes of the structure were obtained by using the MSC Software. The results were then compared with the experimentally obtained resonance frequencies and mode-shapes. It was observed that the frequencies were in close agreement having an error within the range of 1.5-3.6%.

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Finite Element Modeling, Ground Vibration Tests, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Wing

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/55441

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11th ASME Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, (ESDA 2012)

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Department of Aerospace Engineering, Conference / Seminar

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L. Unlusoy, M. Şahin, and Y. Yaman, “VERIFICATION OF A FINITE ELEMENT MODEL OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WING TORQUE BOX VIA EXPERIMENTAL MODAL TESTING,” presented at the 11th ASME Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, (ESDA 2012), Nantes, FRANCE, 2012, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/55441.