Design optimization of multirotor drones in forward flight
Résumé
The number of applications that use multirotor drones has significantly increased in the past year due to their high manoeuvrability and capability to perform hovering. The main limit of such configuration is its endurance especially when batteries are used as the energy source. This paper focuses on the evaluation of the endurance of multirotor drones in forward flight using a design optimization approach. Lightweight models to represent accuratly the physics of forward flight are proposed. One significant finding is that the design optimization code enables to rapidly obtain a design for a given set of requirements and has been validated on the Parrot ANAFI USA. The end of the article illustrates the sensitivity of maximum takeoff weight to the drag of aerodynamic frame.
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Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]Origine | Fichiers éditeurs autorisés sur une archive ouverte |
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