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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2011.39.10.927

Design Parameter Analysis of a Solar-Powered, Potential Energy-Storing, Long Endurance UAV  

Yang, In-Young (한국항공우주연구원 KHP총괄팀)
Lee, Bo-Hwa (한국항공우주연구원 추진기관팀)
Chang, Byung-Hee (한국항공우주연구원 KHP총괄팀)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.39, no.10, 2011 , pp. 927-934 More about this Journal
Abstract
Design parameter analysis is performed for a solar-powered UAV, storing potential energy by climb flight. Parameters related to the flight for saving potential energy, i.e. minimum & maximum altitudes for level flight, gliding & climbing angle, design point speed & altitude, gliding & climbing start time are investigated as design parameters. Weight and size of the UAV are determined using a weight model for the components of the solar-powered UAVs. Produced energy and consumed energy are calculated using these weight and size, yielding the required weight of the battery for a given mission. Relationship between the total weight of the UAV and each parameter is investigated. For the parameters listed above, there exist their ranges only where the design is possible. And there exist optimal values of these parameters minimizing the total weight.
Keywords
Solar-Powered UAV; High Altitude; Long Endurance; Potential Energy;
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