Manuel Santos

Daryl Montooth

William Ehlers

Redan Reyes

The purpose of this project is to design an electro-active membrane for micro air vehicles. We want to design a light membrane that enhances the aerodynamic properties of the micro air vehicles. These electro active membranes, when voltage is applied, experience a force on both sides compressing it. This compression causes displacement throughout the surface. Our main goals are to increase the range of stable frequency modes and measure the response time of the membrane. We will compare our flight characteristics to rigid wings, which are currently in use for these micro air vehicles, to determine the effectiveness of our membranes.

Client: Dr. Dickinson

Sponsor: Eglin Air Force Base

Advisor: Dr. Oates & Dr. Dickinson