The Analysis of the Influence of the Design Parameters on the Performance Characteristics of a Mini UAV

Abstract:

In the conditions of the growing intensity of the UAV usage one of the most important problems is the improvement of their technical and performance effectiveness. It can be achieved applying the advanced methods of optimal designing. Apart from constructing an appropriate calculation model of the UAV, such an approach requires separating a group of decisive parameters, determining the limits and choosing the criterion of optimization. The precision and the range of use of the constructed calculation model must be adequate to a particular task allowing the optimal choice of characteristics of an aerial vehicle. Selection of the design parameters requires answering the question which technical parameters (geometrical, constructional etc.) of the UAV influence the performance characteristics of the aircraft positively. Analyzing the gradients of the performance characteristics change depending on the change in the design parameters, it is possible to determine the level of precision when determining the values and formulating the condition of finishing the optimization calculations. The aim of this work was to analyze the influence of selected design parameters on the performance characteristics of a mini UAV.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 198)
• Pages: 248-253
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.198.248
• Online since: March 2013
• Authors: Andrzej Majka
• Keywords: UAV, UAV Design, UAV Performance

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