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Design, Manufacture and Flight Dynamics Analysis of A Handlaunched Solar UAV

Khanipour Roshan, Alireza | 2018

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  1. Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
  2. Language: Farsi
  3. Document No: 53372 (45)
  4. University: Sharif University of Technology
  5. Department: Aerospace Engineering
  6. Advisor(s): Banazadeh, Afshin
  7. Abstract:
  8. Hand-launched UAVs are type of unmanned aerial vehicles that due to transportability and geometric specification, are operationally valuable and worthy. reconnaissance & surveillance (aerial mapping, aerial filming, inspection, border protection); health care (blood transport, body organ transport, medicine delivery); agriculture (farm monitoring, fertilization, cloud seeding); payload delivery (envelopes posting); network covering (internet supply, telecommunication relay); crisis management (remote area medical) are some of typical applications and missions of this type of aircrafts. These UAVs have almost low altitude short endurance (below 5000 ft. and less than 2 hrs.). To extend their endurance we can using renewable energies such as solar or wind energy to hybrid their propulsion system to generate electrical power. Solar power is more efficient with respect to wind and can significantly increase flight endurance in case of day-flight . Despite of benefits, using photovoltaic cells has some challenges such as steady DC power supply. Solar array as a source of power for propulsion system will affect design and development process of the plane and will force to consider new requirements. In this Project a hand-launched UAV platform has been designed and developed, capable of performing different missions such as reconnaissance & surveillance and also medical payload (such as blood bag or drug) delivery with extended endurance using solar cells
  9. Keywords:
  10. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) ; Solar Cells ; Unmanned Aircrafts ; Design and Construction ; Hand-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) ; Manufacturing

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