Wing Sweep Effects on the Maximum Speed Performance in High-Speed Dynamic Soaring

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gottfried Sachs ◽  
Benedikt Grüter ◽  
Haichao Hong
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
Dynamic Soaring ◽  
Speed Performance ◽  
Wing Sweep

scholarly journals Performance Enhancement by Wing Sweep for High-Speed Dynamic Soaring

Aerospace ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Gottfried Sachs ◽  
Benedikt Grüter ◽  
Haichao Hong
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Aerodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
Horizontal Shear ◽  
Dynamic Soaring ◽  
Speed Performance ◽  
Wing Sweep

Dynamic soaring is a flight mode that uniquely enables high speeds without an engine. This is possible in a horizontal shear wind that comprises a thin layer and a large wind speed. It is shown that the speeds reachable by modern gliders approach the upper subsonic Mach number region where compressibility effects become significant, with the result that the compressibility-related drag rise yields a limitation for the achievable maximum speed. To overcome this limitation, wing sweep is considered an appropriate means. The effect of wing sweep on the relevant aerodynamic characteristics for glider type wings is addressed. A 3-degrees-of-freedom dynamics model and an energy-based model of the vehicle are developed in order to solve the maximum-speed problem with regard to the effect of the compressibility-related drag rise. Analytic solutions are derived so that generally valid results are achieved concerning the effects of wing sweep on the speed performance. Thus, it is shown that the maximum speed achievable with swept wing configurations can be increased. The improvement is small for sweep angles up to around 15 deg and shows a progressive increase thereafter. As a result, wing sweep has potential for enhancing the maximum-speed performance in high-speed dynamic soaring.

scholarly journals Trajectory Optimization and Analytic Solutions for High-Speed Dynamic Soaring

Aerospace ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Gottfried Sachs ◽  
Benedikt Grüter
Keyword(s):  
Mach Number ◽  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Trajectory Optimization ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Analytic Solutions ◽  
Flight Mechanics ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
Dynamic Soaring ◽  
Mechanics Model ◽  
Flight Mode

Dynamic soaring is a non-powered flight mode that enables extremely high speeds by extracting energy from thin shear wind layers. Trajectory optimization is applied to construct solutions of the maximum speed achievable with dynamic soaring and to determine characteristic properties of that flight mode, using appropriate models of the vehicle dynamics and the shear wind layer. Furthermore, an energy-based flight mechanics model of high-speed dynamic soaring is developed, with reference made to trajectory optimization. With this model, analytic solutions for high-speed dynamic soaring are derived. The key factors for the maximum speed performance are identified and their effects are determined. Furthermore, analytic solutions for other, non-performance quantities of significance for high-speed dynamic soaring are derived. The analytic solutions virtually agree with the results achieved with the trajectory optimization using the vehicle dynamics model. This is considered a validation of the energy-based model yielding analytic solutions. The analytical solutions are also valid for the high subsonic Mach number region involving significant compressibility effects. This is of importance for future developments in high-speed dynamic soaring, as modern gliders are now capable of reaching that Mach number region.

Laser Silicon Interaction Study on Ring Oscillators to Establish Temperature Voltage Dependency Trends on 14 nm and Future FinFET Technologies

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Mattey ◽  
Lava Ranganathan
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Laser Frequency ◽  
Ring Oscillator ◽  
Switching Speed ◽  
Dual Nature ◽  
Voltage Imaging ◽  
Multiple Cores ◽  
Speed Performance ◽  
Self Test ◽  
Frequency Changes

Abstract Critical speed path analysis using Dynamic Laser Stimulation (DLS) technique has been an indispensable technology used in the Semiconductor IC industry for identifying process defects, design and layout issues that limit product speed performance. Primarily by injecting heat or injecting photocurrent in the active diffusion of the transistors, the laser either slows down or speeds up the switching speed of transistors, thereby affecting the overall speed performance of the chip and revealing the speed limiting/enhancing circuits. However, recently on Qualcomm Technologies’ 14nm FinFET technology SOC product, the 1340nm laser’s heating characteristic revealed a Vt (threshold voltage) improvement behavior at low operating voltages which helped identify process issues on multiple memory array blocks across multiple cores failing for MBIST (Memory Built-in Self-test). In this paper, we explore the innovative approach of using the laser to study Vt shifts in transistors due to process issues. We also study the laser silicon interactions through scanning the 1340nm thermal laser on silicon and observing frequency shifts in a high-speed Ring Oscillator (RO) on 16nm FinFET technology. This revealed the normal and reverse Temperature Dependency Gate voltages for 16nm FinFET, thereby illustrating the dual nature of stimulation (reducing mobility and improving Vt) from a thermal laser. Frequency mapping through Laser Voltage Imaging (LVI) was performed on the Ring Oscillator (RO) using the 1340nm thermal laser, while concurrently stimulating the transistors of the RO. Spatial distribution of stimulation was studied by observing the frequency changes on LVI.

Efficient Computing in Image Processing and DSPs with ASIP Based Multiplier

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-180
Author(s):  
Poonam Sharma ◽  
Ashwani Kumar Dubey ◽  
Ayush Goyal
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Computation Time ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Instruction Set ◽  
Computationally Efficient ◽  
Specific Instruction ◽  
Processor Core ◽  
Speed Performance ◽  
Application Specific

Background: With the growing demand of image processing and the use of Digital Signal Processors (DSP), the efficiency of the Multipliers and Accumulators has become a bottleneck to get through. We revised a few patents on an Application Specific Instruction Set Processor (ASIP), where the design considerations are proposed for application-specific computing in an efficient way to enhance the throughput. Objective: The study aims to develop and analyze a computationally efficient method to optimize the speed performance of MAC. Methods: The work presented here proposes the design of an Application Specific Instruction Set Processor, exploiting a Multiplier Accumulator integrated as the dedicated hardware. This MAC is optimized for high-speed performance and is the application-specific part of the processor; here it can be the DSP block of an image processor while a 16-bit Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) processor core gives the flexibility to the design for any computing. The design was emulated on a Xilinx Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and tested for various real-time computing. Results: The synthesis of the hardware logic on FPGA tools gave the operating frequencies of the legacy methods and the proposed method, the simulation of the logic verified the functionality. Conclusion: With the proposed method, a significant improvement of 16% increase in throughput has been observed for 256 steps iterations of multiplier and accumulators on an 8-bit sample data. Such an improvement can help in reducing the computation time in many digital signal processing applications where multiplication and addition are done iteratively.

scholarly journals Investigative analysis of match-line sensing schemes in TCAM for high-speed performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 1045 (1) ◽  
pp. 012040
Author(s):  
Fahim Faisal ◽  
Mirza Muntasir Nishat ◽  
Sayka Afreen Mim ◽  
Hafsa Akter ◽  
Md. Rafid Kaysar Shagor
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Speed Performance

scholarly journals Specific Absolute Velocity Thresholds during Male Basketball Games Using Local Positional System; Differences between Age Categories

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4390
Author(s):  
Carlos Sosa ◽  
Alberto Lorenzo ◽  
Juan Trapero ◽  
Carlos Ribas ◽  
Enrique Alonso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
Large Effect Size ◽  
Moderate Effect Size ◽  
Positional System ◽  
Moderate Effect ◽  
Distance Zone

The aim of this study was (I) to establish absolute specific velocity thresholds during basketball games using local positional system (LPS) and (II) to compare the speed profiles between various levels of competitions. The variables recorded were total distance (TD); meters per minute (m·min); real time (min); maximum speed (Km h−1), distance (m), percentage distance, and percentage duration invested in four speed zones (standing–walking; jogging; running; and high-speed running). Mean and standard deviation (±SD) were calculated, and a separate one-way analysis of variance was undertaken to identify differences between competitions. TD (3188.84 ± 808.37 m) is covered by standing–walking (43.51%), jogging (36.58%), running (14.68%), and sprinting (5.23%) activities. Overall, 75.22% of the time is invested standing–walking, jogging (18.43%), running (4.77%), and sprinting (1.89%). M·min (large effect size), % duration zone 2 (moderate effect size); distance zone 4 (large effect size), and % distance zone 4 (very large effect size) are significantly higher during junior than senior. However, % distance zone 1 (large effect size) and % duration zone 1 (large effect size) were largely higher during senior competition. The findings of this study reveal that most of the distance and play time is spent during walking and standing activities. In addition, the proportion of time spent at elevated intensities is higher during junior than in senior competition.

High-Speed End Milling Using a Feedforward Control Architecture

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. D. Tung ◽  
M. Tomizuka ◽  
Y. Urushisaki
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Feedforward Control ◽  
End Milling ◽  
Phase Error ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Frequency Domain Analysis ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
Drive Control ◽  
Machining Errors ◽  
Feedforward Controller

Experiments are performed for end milling aluminum at 15,000 RPM spindle speed (1,508 m/min cutting speed) and up to 3 m/min table feedrate using an experimental machine tool control system. A digital feedforward controller for feed drive control incorporates the Zero Phase Error Tracking Controller (ZPETC) and feedforward friction compensation. The controller achieves near-perfect (±3 μm) tracking over a 26 mm trajectory with a maximum speed of 2 m/min. The maximum contouring error for a 26 mm diameter circle at this speed is less than 4 μm. Tracking and contouring experiments are conducted for table feedrates as high as 10 m/min. Frequency domain analysis demonstrates that the feedforward controller achieves a bandwidth of 10 Hz without phase distortion. In a direct comparison of accuracy, the machining errors in specimens produced by the experimental controller were up to 20 times smaller than the errors in specimens machined by an industrial CNC.

Optimum Structural Design of High-Speed Surface Effect Ships Built of Composite Materials

2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (01) ◽  
pp. 42-48
Author(s):  
Chang Doo Jang ◽  
Ho Kyung Kim ◽  
Ha Cheol Song
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Computer Program ◽  
Structural Design ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Surface Effect ◽  
Minimum Weight ◽  
Original Design ◽  
Optimum Structural Design ◽  
Surface Effect Ship ◽  
Speed Performance

A surface effect ship is known to be comparable to a high-speed ship. For the structural design of surface effect ships, advanced design methods are needed which can reflect the various loading conditions different from those of conventional ships. Also, minimum weight design is essential because hull weight significantly affects the lift, thrust powering and high-speed performance. This paper presents the procedure of optimum structural design and a computer program to minimize the hull weight of surface effect ships built of composite materials. By using the developed computer program, the optimum structural designs for three types of surface effect ships—built of sandwich plate only, stiffened single skin plate only, and both plates—are carried out and the efficiency of each type is investigated in terms of weight. The computer program, developed herein, successfully reduced the hull weight of surface effect ships by 15–30% compared with the original design. Numerical results of optimum structural designs are presented and discussed.

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