Mission Oriented Multi-Prop UAV Analysis Using Statistical Design Trends

Autor: Vladimir Khromov, Omri Rand
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Aerospace
Volume 8
Issue 11
Aerospace, Vol 8, Iss 321, p 321 (2021)
ISSN: 2226-4310
DOI: 10.3390/aerospace8110321
Popis: This paper presents a methodology for the sizing and preliminary analysis of Multi-Prop UAVs. The methodology is founded on design trends that emerge from a vast and unique database that has been collected for such vehicles. The database includes geometry parameters, components’ weight, the power required, and flight performance estimation. For a given mission, the analysis enables optimization of a specific design of a Multi-Prop configuration for either minimal weight or minimal dimensions. As opposed to low-order and relatively simple analyses that are typically used in early design stages, the results presented in this paper include design trends and correlations within existing flying configurations and, therefore, contain many design constraints that typically emerge only during advanced stages of the design process.
Databáze: OpenAIRE