Matthew McCrink

Matthew McCrink works on applied aerodynamics and flight testing for unmanned aircraft, including flow control techniques (such as plasma actuators and Coandă effect devices) to improve lift and maneuverability, drone and tail-sitter UAV design, propeller and rotor performance (including for Mars rotorcraft), and flight-test methods for stability and flutter safety. Much of the research combines wind-tunnel experiments, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and real flight tests to understand how air flows over wings, rotors, and control surfaces. This work is relevant to students interested in aircraft design, drone technology, and experimental aerodynamics.

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the last decade, fluctuating between roughly 3 and 8 papers per year with no clear long-term increase or decline.

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