CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF SOLAR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

Authors

  • D. P. Karabetsky National Aviation University, Kyiv

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18372/1990-5548.56.12938

Keywords:

Conceptual design, unmanned aerial vehicle, solar rechargeable airplane, solar power plant, solar cells, solar power

Abstract

In this paper, emphasis was placed on the fact that a solar unmanned aerial vehicle, should be used in the context of certain missions, taking into account this, the general structure of the aircraft's internal systems was presented. The criterion for continuous flight during the day is analyzed. Based on this, an approach is presented for calculating and modeling the characteristics of a unmanned aerial vehicle, with the possibility of recharging during a daylight solar cycle. The main parameters of the aircraft were the wingspan and aspect ratio of the wing and the capacity of the batteries.

Author Biography

D. P. Karabetsky, National Aviation University, Kyiv

Aviation Computer-Integrated Complexes Department, Educational & Research Institute of Information and Diagnostic Systems

Aspirant

References

A. Noth, (2008, June). History of Solar Flight. ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. [Report]. Available: http://www.sky-sailor.ethz.ch/docs/History_of_Solar_Flight_v1.2-A.Noth_2006.pdf

A. Noth, "Design of Solar Powered Airplanes for Continuous Flight," Ph.D. dissertation, Autonomous Systems Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2008

S. Leutenegger, “Unmanned Solar Airplanes Design and Alogirthms for Efficient and Robust Autonomous Operation," Ph.D. dissertation, Autonomous Systems Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2014.

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Issue

Vol. 2 No. 56 (2018)

Section

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN SYSTEMS

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