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Articles | Volume 4, issue 1
Articles | Volume 4, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-4-41-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-4-41-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 4, issue 1
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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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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