An Experimental Study of Wind Resistance and Power Consumption in MAVs with a Low-Speed Multi-Fan Wind System

Diana A. Olejnik,Sunyi Wang,Julien Dupeyroux,Stein Stroobants,Matej Karasek,Christophe De Wagter,Guido de Croon,Diana A. Olejnik,Sunyi Wang,Julien Dupeyroux,Stein Stroobants,Matej Karasek,Christophe De Wagter,Guido de Croon

This paper discusses a low-cost, open-source and open-hardware design and performance evaluation of a low-speed, multi-fan wind system dedicated to micro air vehicle (MAV) testing. In addition, a set of experiments with a flapping wing MAV and rotorcraft is presented, demonstrating the capabilities of the system and the properties of these different types of drones in response to various types of ...