Conceptual Design of an Unmanned Fixed-Wing Aerial Vehicle Based on Alternative Energy
This paper focuses on the aerodynamics and design of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on solar cells as a main power source. The procedure includes three phases: the conceptual design, preliminary design, and a computational fluid dynamics analysis of the vehicle. One of the main disadvantages...
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| author | Escobar Ruiz, Alan Gerardo López Botello, Omar Eduardo Reyes Osorio, Luis Arturo Zambrano Robledo, Patricia del Carmen Amézquita Brooks, Luis Antonio García Salazar, Octavio |
| author_facet | Escobar Ruiz, Alan Gerardo López Botello, Omar Eduardo Reyes Osorio, Luis Arturo Zambrano Robledo, Patricia del Carmen Amézquita Brooks, Luis Antonio García Salazar, Octavio |
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| description | This paper focuses on the aerodynamics and design of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on solar cells as a main power source. The procedure includes three phases: the conceptual design, preliminary design, and a computational fluid dynamics analysis of the vehicle. One of the main disadvantages of an electric UAV is the flight time; in this sense, the challenge is to create an aerodynamic design that can increase the endurance of the UAV. In this research, the flight mission starts with the attempt of the vehicle design to get at the maximum altitude; then, the UAV starts to glide and battery charge recovery is achieved due to the solar cells. A conceptual design is used, and the aerodynamic analysis is focused on a UAV as a gliding vehicle, with the calculations starting with the estimation of weight and aerodynamics and finishing this stage with the best glide angle. In fact, the aerodynamic analysis is obtained for a preliminary design; this step involves the wing, fuselage, and empennage of the UAV. In order to achieve the preliminary design, an estimation of aerodynamic coefficients, along with computational fluid dynamics analysis, is performed. |
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| spelling | eprints-234982024-03-01T21:08:21Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/23498/ Conceptual Design of an Unmanned Fixed-Wing Aerial Vehicle Based on Alternative Energy Escobar Ruiz, Alan Gerardo López Botello, Omar Eduardo Reyes Osorio, Luis Arturo Zambrano Robledo, Patricia del Carmen Amézquita Brooks, Luis Antonio García Salazar, Octavio TL Vehículo Motor, Aeronáutica, Astronáutica This paper focuses on the aerodynamics and design of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on solar cells as a main power source. The procedure includes three phases: the conceptual design, preliminary design, and a computational fluid dynamics analysis of the vehicle. One of the main disadvantages of an electric UAV is the flight time; in this sense, the challenge is to create an aerodynamic design that can increase the endurance of the UAV. In this research, the flight mission starts with the attempt of the vehicle design to get at the maximum altitude; then, the UAV starts to glide and battery charge recovery is achieved due to the solar cells. A conceptual design is used, and the aerodynamic analysis is focused on a UAV as a gliding vehicle, with the calculations starting with the estimation of weight and aerodynamics and finishing this stage with the best glide angle. In fact, the aerodynamic analysis is obtained for a preliminary design; this step involves the wing, fuselage, and empennage of the UAV. In order to achieve the preliminary design, an estimation of aerodynamic coefficients, along with computational fluid dynamics analysis, is performed. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/23498/1/23498.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/23498/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/23498.pdf Escobar Ruiz, Alan Gerardo y López Botello, Omar Eduardo y Reyes Osorio, Luis Arturo y Zambrano Robledo, Patricia del Carmen y Amézquita Brooks, Luis Antonio y García Salazar, Octavio (2019) Conceptual Design of an Unmanned Fixed-Wing Aerial Vehicle Based on Alternative Energy. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2019. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1687-5966 http://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8104927 doi:10.1155/2019/8104927 |
| spellingShingle | TL Vehículo Motor, Aeronáutica, Astronáutica Escobar Ruiz, Alan Gerardo López Botello, Omar Eduardo Reyes Osorio, Luis Arturo Zambrano Robledo, Patricia del Carmen Amézquita Brooks, Luis Antonio García Salazar, Octavio Conceptual Design of an Unmanned Fixed-Wing Aerial Vehicle Based on Alternative Energy |
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| title | Conceptual Design of an Unmanned Fixed-Wing Aerial Vehicle Based on Alternative Energy |
| title_full | Conceptual Design of an Unmanned Fixed-Wing Aerial Vehicle Based on Alternative Energy |
| title_fullStr | Conceptual Design of an Unmanned Fixed-Wing Aerial Vehicle Based on Alternative Energy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conceptual Design of an Unmanned Fixed-Wing Aerial Vehicle Based on Alternative Energy |
| title_short | Conceptual Design of an Unmanned Fixed-Wing Aerial Vehicle Based on Alternative Energy |
| title_sort | conceptual design of an unmanned fixed wing aerial vehicle based on alternative energy |
| topic | TL Vehículo Motor, Aeronáutica, Astronáutica |
| url | http://eprints.uanl.mx/23498/1/23498.pdf |
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