Design specifications for an unmanned VTOL

Author

Spanoudakis, Polyhronis ; Tsourveloudis, Nikos C. ; Valavanis, Kimon P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Production Eng. & Manage., Tech. Univ. Crete, Chania, Greece

Volume

4

fYear

2004

fDate

April 26-May 1, 2004

Firstpage

3616

Abstract

Parametric technology based design specifications for a new unmanned Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) vehicle are presented. The design phase is followed by performance capabilities evaluation and crash/drop tests that determine VTOL strength and frame deformations. Drop tests performed have followed standard regulations used for airworthiness certification of such vehicles. Initial drop tests have dictated a frame re-design phase that has met set VTOL specifications. The Pro/Engineer specialized Computer Aided Design (CAD) software has been used throughout all phases and tests.

Keywords

CAD; aerospace computing; aircraft; aircraft landing guidance; finite element analysis; remotely operated vehicles; CAD software; Pro/Engineer; VTOL frame redesign; VTOL specifications; VTOL strength; airworthiness certification; computer aided design software; crash-drop tests; design specifications; finite element analysis; frame deformations; parametric technology; unmanned VTOL vehicle; unmanned vertical takeoff and landing vehicle; Certification; Design automation; Inspection; Payloads; Performance evaluation; Propulsion; Shape; Tail; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Vehicle crash testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 2004 IEEE International Conference on

ISSN

1050-4729

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8232-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROBOT.2004.1308813

Filename

1308813