Articles | Volume 4, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-4-41-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-4-41-2019
Research article
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24 Jan 2019
Research article |  | 24 Jan 2019

Automatic measurement and characterization of the dynamic properties of tethered membrane wings

Jan Hummel, Dietmar Göhlich, and Roland Schmehl

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AR by Roland Schmehl on behalf of the Authors (20 Nov 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (02 Dec 2018) by Johan Meyers
RR by Julien Deparday (06 Dec 2018)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (26 Dec 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (26 Dec 2018) by Johan Meyers
AR by Roland Schmehl on behalf of the Authors (06 Jan 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (10 Jan 2019) by Johan Meyers
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (10 Jan 2019) by Jakob Mann (Chief editor)
AR by Roland Schmehl on behalf of the Authors (10 Jan 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
We describe a tow test setup for the reproducible measurement of aerodynamic, structural dynamic and flight dynamic properties of tethered membrane wings. The test procedure is based on repeatable automated maneuvers with the entire kite system under realistic conditions. The developed measurement method can be used to quantitatively compare different wing designs, to validate and improve simulation models, and to systematically improve kite designs.
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