DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF SMALL TAILLESS UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | ||
| The International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering | ||
| Article 51, Volume 15, 15th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering., May 2012, Pages 1-26 PDF (4.06 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/amme.2012.36970 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M. Y. Zakaria; M. M. Abdallah; M. A. Elshafie | ||
| Egyptian Armed Forces. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACT The military has shown the most recent interest in small UAVs (SUAVs) for many reasons. We developed a tailless small UAV (flying wing) for military application (SAKR 2) and short range reconnaissance. SUAV is much more portable than its large counterparts and requires only one operator. A smaller reconnaissance plane can assess ground targets at a closer range without being detected. Most SUAVs use electric motors for advantages as it is affected less by the environmental circumstances, lower weight, less vibration and having lower cost. Also an SUAV is less expensive and can be considered a disposable asset. Our design philosophy is based upon improving aerodynamic features, surveillance capability, and controlling the systems autonomously. To fulfill the mission requirements we designed a tailless planform flying wing with 120 cm wingspan, flying at a maximum speed of 30 m/s and about 3 kg take-off weight. Two identical prototypes was fabricated and tested under several flight conditions using remote control to examine flight stability and performance. A commercial autopilot and short range video link was integrated to the SUAV to complete the unmanned system. The designed SUAV succeed to perform 20 minutes flying in stabilized mode with circle pattern and appeared to have accepted navigational accuracy using FY-3ZT autopilot. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| SUAV; Vacuum Bagging; Flying wing; Autopilot | ||
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