Flight Test Validation of Tandem Propeller Performance With Vertical Offset
Citation: 67. Foster, Michael, Jessica DeMoor, Sidaard Gunasekaran, and Jielong Cai. "Flight Test Validation of Tandem Propeller Performance With Vertical Offset." In AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, p. 1445. 2025. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-1445
Short abstract: Strategic placement of the rotors in a non-planar configuration in a multirotor vehicle can improve power efficiency. We extend our wind tunnel study on the investigation of the negatively staggered tandem propeller performance, aiming to validate the results through flight tests.
Cross-Stream PIV Characterization of the Prandtl-D3C Wake
Citation: 80. Cain, Charles B., Jessica C. DeMoor, and Sidaard Gunasekaran. "Cross-Stream PIV Characterization of the Prandtl-D3C Wake." In AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, p. 2328. 2026. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2026-2328
Short abstract: This paper presents the cross-stream particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements of the wake structure behind a Prandtl-D3C wing configuration tested in the University of Dayton Low-Speed Wind Tunnel. Previous computational and experimental efforts have suggested that bell-shaped lift distributions may suppress or delay tip vortex roll-up.
