A mathematical model of the boomerang
Alexander Sergeevich Kuleshov · Procedia Engineering · 2010
Abstract In this paper we propose the mathematical model of a boomerang, flying in undisturbed air. Formulation of aerodynamic forces and moments is based on the strip theory, which proved to be quite efficient in problems of dynamics of a rigid body moving in the medium. Equations of motion of the boomerang are derived and investigated numerically. Trajectories of the boomerang obtained in numerical experiment are very similar to the trajectories observed in reality.