Optical phenomena in the upper atmosphere, such as northern lights, airglow, noctilucent clouds and thunderstorm-related transient luminous phenomena reveal the complex processes coupling different layers of the atmosphere and the near earth space. Bad weather and lighting conditions, as well as geographical constraints, limit the possibilities of ground based imaging. Therefore, an autonomous high altitude long endurance (HALE) fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is proposed for atmospheric imaging, as a joint student-driven research project between the Aeronautics and Vehicle Engineering- and the Space and Plasma Physics departments at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The Autonomous Light Platform for High Altitude atmospheric imaging (ALPHA) is specifically designed for operations in the environmentally harsh conditions found in Arctic nighttime. This paper presents the conceptual design phase of the aircraft, as well as the initial manufacturing and flight testing methodology of a half-scale prototype. ; Part of ISBN 9781713871163 QC 20230801


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    Title :

    DESIGN OF A HALE UAV FOR ATMOSPHERIC IMAGING



    Publication date :

    2022-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    DDC:    629 / 670



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