Welcome

Welcome to the Clarkson University UAV "Golden Eagle" Project campaign log. The UAV aircraft carries a sonic anemometer, provided by Applied Technologies, Inc., that acquires wind vectors and accelerations. The project is a portion of a greater effort in collecting weather condition and air quality data near wind farms in Indiana funded by the Department of Energy. In doing so, the onshore collaborative is a preliminary step towards gathering data for proposed offshore wind turbine farms on and around Lake Erie. Several academic institutions and industries are partnered in the research, including Clarkson University, Indiana University, Case Western Reserve University, Arizona State University, EDP Renewables, and SgurrEnergy. Feel free to email the project for more information concerning the campaign, team members, or the "Golden Eagle" UAV aircraft.

For more information, follow the link to Indiana University's project website, http://mypage.iu.edu/~rbarthel/website/DOEindex.html

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Update Since Wednesday & New Videos

Hello there! Well, I'm writing this (very far) away from Indiana. I'm back to Norwich, NY getting ready to start a new job. However, I wanted to send everyone an update since Wednesday.

Wednesday we didn't fly because of extremely high winds. However, we did meet with the DOE representative to show him our concept and method of data acquisition via the sonic anemometer. Thursday, on the other hand, was a great day to get the "Golden Eagle" off the ground. The winds were nearly calm. We managed four flights yesterday: two fifteen minute data acquisition flights, a one hour data acquisition flight, and two training flights for our student pilots, Zack and Ian. Every flight went fantastically. We are planning to optimize a few things over the airframe, including the tail and tail booms. Still, for a first iteration research aircraft, the crew, Indiana University, and the DOE could not be any happier.

I left for Norwich yesterday, Friday. The crew were planning several more flights, all of which went well. We did want to share with you a new camera angle we have been experimenting with on Thursday and Friday. Matt brought his remote control truck out to the airfield. He also has a very durable HD video camera. Matt strapped the camera to his truck, and here's what he managed to capture. Enjoy!

Takeoff Mobile Camera



Takeoff Mobile Camera, Chasing



Landing Mobile Camera


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