<p>Solar-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(UAVs) solve the problem of loiter time as aircrafts can fly as long as
sufficient illumination and reserve battery power is available. However,
Solar-powered UAVs still face the problem of excessive wingspan to increase
solar capture area, which detracts from maneuverability and portability. As a result,
a feature of merit for solar UAVs has emerged that strives to reduce the
wingspan of such UAVs. The purpose of this project is to improve energy use
efficiency by applying a distributed propulsion system to reduce the wingspan
of solar-powered UAVs and increase payload. The research focuses on optimizing
a new design analysis method applied to the distributed propulsion system and
further employs the novel application of solar arrays on both top and bottom of
the wings. The design methodology will result in a 2.1-meter wingspan, which is
the shortest at 2020, for a 24-hour duration solar-powered UAV.</p><br>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/13516856 |
| Date | 04 January 2021 |
| Creators | Shupeng Liu (9762536) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Sustainable_Autonomous_Solar_UAV_with_Distributed_Propulsion_System/13516856 |
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