Drones · 2023 · 20 citations · 23 references
EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAerial RoboticsAvionicsRoboticsAerial Robot DesignAerodynamic DesignAircraft Configuration DesignAircraft ControlFlight PerformanceFlight SimulationAircraft Aerodynamic DesignDesign MethodologyProduct Development ProcessQuadrotor DesignTail-sitter DesignVertical Takeoff And Landing Airframe DesignVertical Takeoff ControlVtol Aircraft Configuration
Tail-sitter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are promising vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV suitable for multi-missions but the road to the commercialization of tail-sitter UAVs is tortuous. This paper aims to provide a systematic design methodology and present the development process for a novel biplane quadrotor tail-sitter UAV platform named TW10 to accelerate commercialization of this type of UAV. All the design choices and trade-offs in aerodynamics, structure, avionics, and the control scheme are detailed. A simulation and real flight test results are demonstrated to prove the feasibility of our design methodology. TW10 can carry a 1 kg mission load to achieve more than 2.5 h of flight time. This work serves as a meaningful reference for the promotion of tail-sitter UAVs in practical industrial applications.
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Design and construction of a novel quad tilt-wing UAV
Ertuğrul Çetinsoy, Serhat Dikyar, Cevdet Hançer et al. · Mechatronics · 2012 · 243 citations
Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +12