Conceptual design of high performance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing, Materials and Energy Engineering 2018

材料科学;能源学

Varsha, N.^1 ; Somashekar, V.^1

Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore

560107, India^1

关键词: Aerodynamic efficiency;    Constraint diagrams;    Payload;    Takeoff weight;    Thrust loading;    Wing loading;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/376/1/012056/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/376/1/012056

学科分类：材料科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

In current day's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) are widely used in every field, almost from military till the commercial purpose. Usage of UAV has decreased the burden on the human, where the manpower and risks during critical conditions (war fields) are reduced. Therefore the demand for the development of the unmanned aerial Vehicle is high. Interpreting the conceptual design data of UAV is difficult because of lack of availability of their data sheets. This paper is addressed to develop a conceptual design process of high-performance UAV, which carries a maximum payload of about 300kg and can travel for the maximum range 900km/hrs. For about 50 hours of maximum endurance. Where these three parameters are considered as the main requirements. By drawing constraint diagram, feasible design space for the aircraft was frozen; using which initial sizing of the wing, wing airfoil selection, and a suitable power-plant selection was done. Fuselage design was carried out looking at the available literature on the existing aircrafts. Propeller design was done to match the thrust requirements obtained from the constraint diagram. Empennage design was done to achieve the desired static margin of the aircraft. This process completes the conceptual design of UAV, where designed aircraft meets the requirement. The outcome of this paper enhances the understanding of the conceptual design process for the academicians as well as the researchers.