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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2020.48.10.809

Flying-Wing Type UAV Design Optimization for Flight Stability Enhancement  

Seong, Dong-gyu (Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University)
Juliawan, Nadhie (Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University)
Tyan, Maxim (Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University)
Kim, Sanho (Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University)
Lee, Jae-woo (Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.48, no.10, 2020 , pp. 809-819 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the twist angle and wing planform shapes were selected as design variables and optimized to secure the stability of the flying-wing type UAV. Flying-wing aircraft has no separated fuselage and tails, which has advantages in aerodynamic characteristics and stealth performance, but it is difficult to secure the flight stability. In this paper, the sweep back angle and twist angle were optimized to obtain the lateral stability, the static margin and wing planform shapes were optimized to improve the longitudinal stability of the flying-wing, then effect of the twist angle was confirmed by comparing the stability of the shape with the winglet and the shape with the twist angle. In the optimization formulation, focusing on improving stability, constraints were established, objective functions and design variables were set, then design variable sensitivity analysis was performed using the Sobol method. AVL was used for aerodynamic analysis and stability analysis, and SQP was used for optimization. The CFD analysis of the optimized shape and the simulation of the dynamic stability proved that the twist angle can be applied to the improvement of the lateral stability as well as the stealth performance in the flying-wing instead of the winglet.
Keywords
Flying-wing; Shape Optimization; Twist Angle; Flight Stability; Longitudinal Stability; Lateral Stability; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle;
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