Abstract:
This study presents the conceptual design of fixed wing battery-powered UAV, designed to carry an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) or any 1.5 kg of payload. This aircraft has ability, not only to take-off, landing or hover as multirotor aircraft but also to cruise similar to the fixed wing aircraft leads to reach the high speed and endurance without additional rotor-tilting mechanism. The new UAV type is called the hybrid UAV. Follow by the hybrid UAV concepts, the design process was initiated by estimating maximum take-off weight. Battery weight and capacity were then estimated from fixed wing and multirotor power required. Moreover, the subsystem of propulsion including propeller, coaxial rotor, motor, ESC and battery were reviewed and discussed. Constant power method was adopted to improve accuracy of the range and the endurance estimation of battery-powered aircraft instead of constant voltage method. In order to match the mission requirements and obtain the design space, the preliminary sizing was established. Computational fluid dynamics is not yet studied in this work. Finally, the conceptual design results, the effect of takeoff velocity to energy consumption and energy management were presented and consulted.
King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. Central Library
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Created:
2016
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2026-07-20
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2026-07-20
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BibliograpyCitation :
In Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Engineering. The 7th TSME International Conference on Mechanical Engineering 2016 (TSME-ICoME7) (AME0018). Bangkok : Chulalongkorn University