Designing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) requires precise propeller data for optimization. A propeller test bench is available at the institute of aircraft design at TUM. To determine its accuracy, previous measurements were compared to public data using the same propellers. This evaluation revealed deviations and led to a complete redesign of the hardware, software as well as additions of several environmental sensors for a precise measurement. The paper describes the problems encountered at the old test bench, develops solutions to counter them and shows the current state of the refurbishment. Several propellers have been tested and their preliminary propeller coefficients are presented.


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    Title :

    Enhancement of a Modular and Versatile UAV Propeller Force Measurement System


    Contributors:
    Rieger, C. (author) / Holzäpfel, A.L. (author) / Hornung, M. (author)

    Publication date :

    2023


    Size :

    16 pages



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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