Individual Projects

Third year projects and MSc projects…

 

Adam Kline-Schoder

Improving the Aerodynamics of Wingsuits Through Vent Modification

Adam looked into the, in terms of wingsuit aerodynamics, potentially problematic inlet design and their properties. The vents are extremely effective, but once the suit is inflated they create large amounts of excess drag. This project aimed to improve wingsuit performance by designing and manufacturing a modification that could be easily and safely be built at a fraction of the cost of a new wingsuit.

 

Ted Vickery

Analysis of Wingsuit Flight Mechanics Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

Ted looked into the flight mechanics, and in particular the longitudinal static stability, of two inflated wingsuits using CFD. Optimisation of some geometrical aspects were undertaken to improve the suits’ stability. Reinforcement, by the means of wind tunnel tests, of potential stability improvement in differing areas of the flight envelope was seen as an area of further research.

 

Dilaksan Thillaithevan

Wingsuit Free Fly Rig Design Report

Dilaksan designed a test rig for wingsuit analysis in the wind tunnel. Trialling the new suit in the wind tunnel in a ‘safe’ environment presents significant risk mitigation prior to a real flight test. The rig will allow safety concerns such as suit stability and flight characteristics to be observed, as well as allowing the in-flight aerodynamic performance characteristics of the suit to be measured.

 

Rob Markwell

Investigation of the Aerodynamic Performance of a Wingsuit using Computational Fluid Dynamics

 

Jen Crunden

The Experimental and Computational Investigation of Wingsuit Performance

 

Remko Wim Moeys

Investigation of the Aerodynamic Performance of a Wingsuit using Computational Fluid Dynamics