On-board wind measurement system based on navigation data for small airplanes

Stephan Myschik, Gottfried Sachs

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Abstract

An on-board wind measurement system is presented which is based on a new approach for determining the speed and the direction of the wind. The angles of attack and sideslip are obtained using data from a navigation system. Thus, it is not necessary to employ aerodynamic sensors for these quantities. The wind determination system features miniaturized hardware components. With such components, it is possible to achieve a low-cost wind measurement system. Furthermore, an efficient software was developed for operating the system. This software contributes to the low-cost solution because it can be operated on PC based computer hardware. Implementation was performed with emphasis on minimum computational cost. Because of the low-cost solution, a wind measurement system is affordable for small aircraft.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 10th Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies, VSDIA 2006
Pages471-478
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2006
Event10th Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies, VSDIA 2006 - Budapest, Hungary
Duration: 6 Nov 20068 Nov 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies

Conference

Conference10th Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies, VSDIA 2006
Country/TerritoryHungary
CityBudapest
Period6/11/068/11/06

Keywords

  • Navigation system
  • Small airplanes
  • Wind measurement

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