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Performance Analysis of an Electric Powered Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle  

Lee, Chang-Ho (한국항공우주연구원 스마트무인기사업단)
Kim, Sung-Yug (한국항공우주연구원 항공연구본부)
Kim, Dong-Min (한국항공우주연구원 항공연구본부)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers / v.14, no.4, 2010 , pp. 65-70 More about this Journal
Abstract
A small unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV), which uses a propulsion system consisting of electric motor and battery, weighs less than 8 kg, capable of hand launch. Because it is easy to operate and able to transmit image information in real time, the use of small UAV has been increasing. However, very few analysis methods or analysis results on flight performance of the small UAV have been known so far. In this paper, the performance analysis methods of a small UAV, which is manufactured to study an electric powered UAV, are suggested and their results are achieved. Aerodynamic data of the vehicle are obtained by making use of gliding performance from actual flight test, and required thrust and required power by flight speed are predicted. In addition, the methods to predict range and endurance in case of using battery as power source are suggested and their results are achieved.
Keywords
Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; Electrical Power; Flight Performance; Endurance; Range;
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