Flying wing conceptual design and flight testing
| Autor: | Milenković-Babić Miodrag D., Ivković Dušan A., Ostojić Branislav G., Dovatov Biljana Z., Trifković Milenko S., Antonić Vuk D. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | FME Transactions, Vol 52, Iss 4, Pp 556-562 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1451-2092 2406-128X |
| DOI: | 10.5937/fme2404556M |
| Popis: | The main aim of this paper is to present a method for the conceptual design of a flying wing unmanned aerial vehicle using open-source software for rapid airfoil comparison and design and parametric geometry design and analysis. After adopting the final geometry the aerodynamic characteristics have been estimated including control derivatives. The obtained results have been compared to the results for similar flying wing projects to confirm that the presented method can give satisfying results. As the calculated results indicated that UAVs possess adequate flying qualities the prototype UAV was assembled using simple construction methods consisting of a hot wire cut styrofoam structure reinforced with plywood sticks, powered by a single pusher-propelled electrical BLDC motor. Calculated flight polar was then compared with data obtained from flight tests, verifying estimated stability and control characteristics of UAV design. The flight test results show that UAVs are controllable without a stability augmentation system, validating the use of methods described in this paper. |
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