Optimizing performance variables for small unmanned aerial vehicle co-axial rotor systems
Optimizing performance variables for small unmanned aerial vehicle co-axial rotor systems
The aim of this project was to design and build a test-rig that is capable of analyzing small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAV) co-axial rotor systems. The intention of the test-rig development was to highlight important aeromechanical components and variables that dictate the co-axial units flight performance, with the intention of optimizing the propulsion systems for use on HALO® a co-axial SUAV designed by the Autonomous Systems Lab at Middlesex University. The major contributions of this paper are: an optimum COTS co-axial configuration with regards to motor and propeller variations, a thorough review and validation of co-axial rotor systems inter-rotor spacing which in turn identified an optimum H/D ratio region of between (0.41–0.65)
Bell, Jonathon
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Brazinskas, Mantas
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Prior, Stephen D.
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2011
Bell, Jonathon
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Brazinskas, Mantas
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Prior, Stephen D.
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Bell, Jonathon, Brazinskas, Mantas and Prior, Stephen D.
(2011)
Optimizing performance variables for small unmanned aerial vehicle co-axial rotor systems.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6781.
(doi:10.1007/978-3-642-21741-8_52).
Abstract
The aim of this project was to design and build a test-rig that is capable of analyzing small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAV) co-axial rotor systems. The intention of the test-rig development was to highlight important aeromechanical components and variables that dictate the co-axial units flight performance, with the intention of optimizing the propulsion systems for use on HALO® a co-axial SUAV designed by the Autonomous Systems Lab at Middlesex University. The major contributions of this paper are: an optimum COTS co-axial configuration with regards to motor and propeller variations, a thorough review and validation of co-axial rotor systems inter-rotor spacing which in turn identified an optimum H/D ratio region of between (0.41–0.65)
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Published date: 2011
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Aeronautics, Astronautics & Comp. Eng
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/342823
ISSN: 0302-9743
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Mantas Brazinskas
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