Design, Analysis and Development of a Flying Wing UAV for Aerial Seeding and 3D Mapping

Movva Srilakshmi Sai, Kamlesh Kumar*, Bhanu Prakash

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Abstract

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) commercialization has increased the possibility of performing monitoring, data collection, survey mapping and aerial seeding in the modern world. The main components used in unmanned aircraft systems are ground control station (GCS) which includes mission planner software and two-way communication system (Telemetry) between the GCS and the UAV, transmitter, and receiver, autopilot on board, payload, remote video terminal, etc. This paper deals with the entire design of flying wing UAV taking into account wing and fuselage design and later implementing payload attachment for aerial seeding and mapping. Initially, UAV has been designed using dimensions and wing loading parameters calculated from basic aerodynamics. The complete UAV was designed in CATIA, and flow and structural analysis was performed in ANSYS. UAV was fabricated using balsa wood to test the prototype. Modified UAV design is further fabricated using composite for aerial seeding.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInnovative Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems - Select Proceedings of ICIPDIMS 2019
EditorsBBVL. Deepak, DRK. Parhi, Pankaj C. Jena
PublisherSpringer Gabler
Pages1023-1033
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9789811526954
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Event1st International Conference on Innovative Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing System, ICIPDIMS 2019 - Rourkela, India
Duration: 17-05-201918-05-2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Innovative Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing System, ICIPDIMS 2019
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityRourkela
Period17-05-1918-05-19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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