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Active Flow Control using Dense Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks
Robles, Ramiro; Viana, Júlio; Loureiro, João; Cintra, João; Rocha, André; Tovar, EduardoThis paper describes the design of an active flow control (AFC) system for aeronautics applications based on dense wireless sensor and actuator networks (WSANs). The objective of this AFC system is to track gradients of pressure (or wall shear stress) across the surface of the fuselage of commercial aircraft. This collected information is used to activate a set of actuators that will attempt to reduce the skin ...
Wireless Avionics Intra-Communications: Current Trends and Design Issues
Robles, Ramiro; Tovar, Eduardo; Cintra, João; Rocha, AndréWireless technology is expanding to areas previously reluctant to the use of this type of technology. In the aeronautics industry, wireless has recently gained preference for on-board systems that conventionally used only cables. Recent interference and reliability studies with state-of-the-art standards suggest the feasibility of a relatively new research area that has been called wireless avionics intra-commu...
Active Flow Control for Aerospace Operations by means of a Dense Wireless Senso...
Robles, Ramiro; Loureiro, João; Tovar, Eduardo; Viana, Júlio; Cintra, João; Rocha, AndréThis paper presents the design of an active flow control (AFC) system for commercial aircraft based on a dense wired/wireless sensor and actuator network. The goal is to track gradients of pressure across the surface of the fuselage of commercial aircraft. This collected information will be used to activate a set of actuators that will attempt to reduce the skin drag effect produced by the separation between la...