Volume 47, Issue 6 No AccessDynamic Sensitivity to Atmospheric Turbulence of Unmanned Air Vehicles with Varying ConfigurationMujahid Abdulrahim, Simon Watkins, Reuven Segal, Matthew Marino and John SheridanMujahid Abdulrahim University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611Search for more papers by this author, Simon Watkins RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author, Reuven Segal RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author, Matthew Marino RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author and John Sheridan Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:22 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.46860SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byBird-inspired flexible tail improves aerodynamic performance of fixed-wing aerial robots14 August 2025 | Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Vol. 20, No. 5Integrating wind field analysis in UAV path planning: Enhancing safety and energy efficiency for urban logistics1 May 2025 | Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, Vol. 177Comparison of Airflow Around the Windward and Leeward Sides of an Aircraft Wing with a Straight Leading Edge24 February 2025 | SIBERIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, Vol. 19, No. 4Local Wind Vector Measurements Using Multirotor Urban Air Vehicle for the Simulation of Wind Fields in Urban Areas via Factorized Fourier Neural OperatorMaximilian Dauner, Michael Kurz, Alexander Knoll and Gudrun Socher3 January 2025Numerical Analysis of Aerodynamic Interactions of Fuselage with Propeller Near Water Surface21 May 2025Investigation of the influence of control surfaces and fuselage on the structure of a separated flow around a flying vehicle model with a classical configuration17 October 2024 | Thermophysics and Aeromechanics, Vol. 31, No. 2Exploring the Impact of Rapidly Actuated Control Surfaces on Drone Aerodynamics27 July 2023 | Drones, Vol. 7, No. 8Atmospheric flow simulation strategies to assess turbulent wind conditions for safe drone operations in urban environments1 Oct 2022 | Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 229Frequency Domain Identification of a Multi-Input Control Equivalent Turbulence Input ModelTom Berger and Mark J. 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Babcock and Richard C. Lind15 August 2013 What's Popular Volume 47, Number 6November 2010 Altmetrics Metrics Downloaded 41 times 23 citation in Crossref Crossmark TopicsAircraft Components and StructureAircraft Conceptual DesignAircraft ControlAircraft DesignAircraft Flight Control SystemAircraft Operations and TechnologyAircraft Stability and ControlAircraft StabilizerAircraftsFixed-Wing AircraftFlight Control SurfacesUnmanned Aerial Vehicle KeywordsFlight VehicleAtmospheric TurbulenceControl SurfacesFlight TestingWind Tunnel TestsAircraft ConfigurationsControl DerivativesPilotAnalog to Digital ConvertersElevator DeflectionDigital Published online22 May 2012