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(Supplied by AeroLab LLC, Laural, MD c. 1971)

Used for undergraduate and graduate instruction and research in;

• Aerodynamic, aeronautical, automotive, and architectural fields

• Measurement techniques

• 125 H.P. motor (variable frequency AC Drive)

• Computer Control and Data Acquisition

• 3 by 4 feet, 8 feet long, 55 m/s (123 mph)

• Turntable and pitch mechanism (2DOF)

• 7 by 8 feet, 7 feet long, 12 m/s (26 mph)

• Computer-controlled 3-axis traverse

• Dynamic stability characteristics of quadrotor (E. Baris)

• Aerodynamic characterization of low-fineness ratio cylinders (F. Miller)

• Design of experiments enhanced statistical process control for wind tunnel check standard testing (B. Phillips)

• Wind tunnel test techniques for low-reynolds number propeller performance enhancement (D. Burnette, E. Konuk, E. Baris)

• Ship airwake/rotor interaction study (S. Doane, Y. Nacakli, B. Gonzalez)

• Road vehicle ground wake study (J. Chen)

• Transport aircraft wake study (B. Sahin, H. Yavas)

• MagLev Vehicle aerodynamics (M. Wells, B.Renaud)

• UAV propeller testing for AeroVironment (E. Baris, B. Duvall)

• Class support for MAE 712, MAE 406, MAE 417 classes

Pressure System:

• 80-channel high-speed pressure scanners.

Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)

• Evaluates velocity of microscopic smoke particles in a plane illuminated by a pulsed laser light sheet

• 2-3 velocity components, 1-875-3.5 fps

Hot Wire Anemometer (HWA)

• Infers velocity from cooling of very fine heated wires placed in flow

• 1-,2-, 3-components, frequency response >50khz

Force measurement systems

• Measures 6-component aerodynamic forces and moments

Motion Platform

• Stewart platform provides dynamic motion for models

UAS test stand

• Supports quadcopters and small fixed wing UAV’s
• 6-component force measurement
• Motor speed control and RPM measurements

UAV Propeller Test Stand

• Measures propeller 6-component forces and moments
• Measures propeller RPM
• Variable incidence angle for tilt-rotor applications