Solar powered unmanned aerial vehicles have the characteristics of high flight altitude, light structural weight, low wing load, large geometric deformation, and significant aeroelastic effects. If traditional design methods are still used to design such aircraft, there will be problems such as multiple design iterations, long design cycles, cumbersome design work, and optimization of design objectives. This article provides a detailed introduction to load design work using existing design methods through a design example. Preliminary proposal of a comprehensive design method for load/stiffness/strength based on “load configuration”. Finally, based on the design example in this article, the comprehensive design method is used to compare the analysis methods of external and internal loads, as well as the design results of the main beam. The design results show that using this method can effectively reduce the weight of the structure.
A Comprehensive Design Method for Load, Stiffness, and Strength of High Altitude Long Endurance UAV
Lect. Notes Electrical Eng.
Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology ; 2023 ; Lingshui, China October 16, 2023 - October 18, 2023
2023 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2023) Proceedings ; Kapitel : 129 ; 1651-1659
2024-07-02
9 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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