Background
Mueller, Thomas James was born on May 25, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Anthony and Margaret Mary (Staudenmaier) Mueller.
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This intriguing book breaks new ground on an emerging subject that has attracted considerable attention: the use of unmanned Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) to conduct special, limited duration missions. Significant advances in the miniaturization of electronics make it now possible to use vehicles of this type in a detection or surveillance role to carry visual, acoustic, chemical, or biological sensors. Interestingly, many of the advances in MAV technology can be traced directly to annual student competitions, begun in the late 1990s, that use relatively low cost model airplane equipment. The wide variety of configurations entered in these contests and their ongoing success has led to a serious interest in testing the performance of these vehicles for adaptation to practical applications. MAVs present aerodynamic issues unique to their size and the speeds at which they operate. Of particular concern is the aerodynamic efficiency of various fixed wing concepts. Very little information on the performance of low aspect ratio wing planforms existed for this flight regime until MAVs became of interest and the proliferation of fixed wing designs has since expanded. This book presents a brief history of unmanned air vehicles and offers elements of aerodynamics for low aspect ratio wings. Propulsion and the basic concepts for fixed wing MAV design are presented, as is a method for autopilot integration. Three different wing configurations are presented in a series of step-by-step case studies. The goal of the book is to assist both working professionals and students to design, build, and fly MAVs, and do so in a way that will advance the state of the art and lead to the development of even smaller aircraft.
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Recently, there has been a serious effort to design aircraft that are as small as possible for special, limited-duration missions. These vehicles may carry visual, acoustic, chemical, or biological sensors for such missions as traffic management, hostage situation surveillance, rescue operations, etc. The goal is to develop aircraft systems that weigh less than 90 grams, with a 15-centimetre wingspan. Since it is not possible to meet all of the design requirements of a micro air vehicle with current technology, research is proceeding. This new book reports on the latest research in the area of aerodynamic efficiency of various fixed-wing, flapping wing, and rotary wing concepts. It presents the progress made by over 50 active researchers in the field from Canada, Europe, Japan, and the United States. It is the only book of its kind.
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researcher engineering educator
Mueller, Thomas James was born on May 25, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Anthony and Margaret Mary (Staudenmaier) Mueller.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1956. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Illinois, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Gas Dynamics, University Illinois, 1961.
Assistant professor University Illinois, Urbana, 1961-1963. Senior research scientist United Technology, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1963-1965. Associate professor University Notre Dame, Indiana, 1965-1969, professor aeronautical engineering, 1969-1988, associate dean engineering, 1985-1988, department chair, 1988-1996, Roth-Gibson professor, since 1988.
Visiting scientist Von Karman Institute, Brussels, 1973-1974. Consultant Agricultural Research Organization, Inc., Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1966-1970, Lockheed-Georgia Company, 1980-1982, Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, paris, 1983-1984, Office Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, 1999—2005.
(This intriguing book breaks new ground on an emerging sub...)
(Recently, there has been a serious effort to design aircr...)
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (education achievement award 1980-1981, aerodynamics award 2003), Royal Aeronautical Society. Member Supersonic Tunnel Association (president 1994-1995).
Married Sarah Ann Holthaus, November 18, 1961. Children: Mark, Monica, Annmarie, Matthew, James.