A flying saucer lifted with Coandə effect

Seonhye Han, Hyunyong Lee, Hyoju Lee, Jaehyeok Jeon, Choonghan Lee, Yong Bum Kim, Hyouk Ryeol Choi

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Abstract

In this work, we present a flying saucer, a kind of unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV), lifted based on Coandə effect. Coandə effect is an interesting fluid dynamic phenomenon that the interaction between the flow and curved surfaces produce attraction, which results in the lifting of the object. The flying saucer adopting Coandə effect is easy to hover while keeping its posture stable, and vertical take-off and landing(VTOL) is possible. Its design procedures via optimization and manufacturing procedures are explained in details, and the preliminary tests in the indoor and outdoor are successfully demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2561
Number of pages1
ISBN (Electronic)9781479936854, 9781479936854
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Sep 2014
Event2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2014 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 31 May 20147 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
ISSN (Print)1050-4729

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period31/05/147/06/14

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