Design of Solar Powered High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Biplanes: A preliminary study - Couverture souple

Cipolla, Vittorio

 
9783847302353: Design of Solar Powered High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Biplanes: A preliminary study
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3847302353 ISBN 13 : 9783847302353
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

In the last few years, the interest regarding solar powered aircraft has increased significantly and, in particular, the attention has been focused on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), able to perform High Altitude and Long Endurance (HALE) missions for telecommunication, remote sensing, surveillance and control, both for civil and military applications. The present book shows the results of a research about Solar Powered Biplanes (SPBs), dealing with the definition of a design methodology and the introduction of new design tools for this kind of aircraft. The potential benefits of choosing a biplane architecture are explained and mission requirements are introduced in order to define two types of mission, conceived to perform the two main tasks of such kind of UAVs: Telecommunication (TLC) and Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Surveillance (IRS) operations. The design procedure is illustrated and a method for the preliminary aircraft sizing, based on design curves, is proposed. The optimization method adopted for the UAV design is presented, together with the models used to study aerodynamics, flight mechanics, energy balance, structures and propulsion systems.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In the last few years, the interest regarding solar powered aircraft has increased significantly and, in particular, the attention has been focused on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), able to perform High Altitude and Long Endurance (HALE) missions for telecommunication, remote sensing, surveillance and control, both for civil and military applications. The present book shows the results of a research about Solar Powered Biplanes (SPBs), dealing with the definition of a design methodology and the introduction of new design tools for this kind of aircraft. The potential benefits of choosing a biplane architecture are explained and mission requirements are introduced in order to define two types of mission, conceived to perform the two main tasks of such kind of UAVs: Telecommunication (TLC) and Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Surveillance (IRS) operations. The design procedure is illustrated and a method for the preliminary aircraft sizing, based on design curves, is proposed. The optimization method adopted for the UAV design is presented, together with the models used to study aerodynamics, flight mechanics, energy balance, structures and propulsion systems.

Biographie de l'auteur

Vittorio Cipolla is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Aerospace Engineering of Pisa University (Italy), where he achieved the BSc, MSc and PhD degrees. His research activities concern the study of box-wing configurations for manned and unmanned aircraft.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3847302353
ISBN 13 
9783847302353
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
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