A short bibliographic report on Small UAV design
Journal Title: INCAS BULLETIN - Year 2019, Vol 11, Issue 3
Abstract
This article presents a detailed example for the design of all aspects of a prototype unmanned aerial vehicle, also dealing with the use of multi-segmented flight control surfaces of these UAV’s wings. Adding multiple segments to the UAV wings creates smaller control surfaces. By introducing smaller control surfaces, a wing can make refined adjustments to UAV’s performance while airborne. This unique technique brings several benefits, as follows: applying localized correcting forces to the UAV reduces structural deformation, minimizes the drag action due to the control surface actuation, suppresses and controls the structural resonance due to lift forces and vibrational modes, reduces the weight of the structure, and improves the endurance of flight by using the solar cell. This study is a part of a more comprehensive work for my Ph.D. thesis which proposes the construction of a UAV prototype equipped with a solar propulsion system. This system meets the requirements of missions specific to the Ministry of Internal Affairs: both the autonomy capabilities and the performance of the communication systems on and off the ground.
Authors and Affiliations
Laura STANESCU, Constantin Alexandru MATEI
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- EP ID EP631709
- DOI 10.13111/2066-8201.2019.11.3.14
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