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Bret Stanford
Researcher at Langley Research Center
Publications - 187
Citations - 3538
Bret Stanford is an academic researcher from Langley Research Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Aeroelasticity & Flutter. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 178 publications receiving 3111 citations. Previous affiliations of Bret Stanford include Universal Technical Institute & Air Force Research Laboratory.
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Fixed membrane wings for micro air vehicles: Experimental characterization, numerical modeling, and tailoring
TL;DR: In this paper, flexible wing structures with geometric twist (adaptive washout for gust rejection, delayed stall) and aerodynamic twist for high lift, larger stability margins are both considered.
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Aerodynamic Coefficients and Deformation Measurements on Flexible Micro Air Vehicle Wings
TL;DR: In this article, the elastic deformations and corresponding aerodynamic coefficients of flexible wings used for micro air vehicles (MAVs) were evaluated in a low-speed wind tunnel facility integrating a visual image correlation (VIC) system with a six-component strain gauge sting balance.
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Computational aerodynamics of low Reynolds number plunging, pitching and flexible wings for MAV applications
Wei Shyy,Yongsheng Lian,Jia-Ning Tang,Hao Liu,Pat Trizila,Bret Stanford,Luis P. Bernal,Carlos E. S. Cesnik,Peretz P. Friedmann,Peter Ifju +9 more
TL;DR: An overview of the challenges and issues facing micro air vehicles, along with sample results illustrating some of the efforts made from a computational modeling angle are offered.
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Analytical Sensitivity Analysis of an Unsteady Vortex Lattice Method for Flapping Wing Optimization
Bret Stanford,Philip S. Beran +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the design optimization of a flapping wing in forward flight with active shape morphing, aimed at maximizing propulsive efficiency under lift and thrust constraints, was performed with an inviscid three-dimensional unsteady vortex lattice method, whose lack of fidelity is offset by a relatively inexpensive computational cost.
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Flapping Wing Structural Deformation and Thrust Correlation Study with Flexible Membrane Wings
Pin Wu,Peter Ifju,Bret Stanford +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the relationship between flapping wing structure and the production of aerodynamic forces for micro air vehicle hovering flight by measuring full-field structural deformation and thrust generation was investigated.