da Silva José Roberto Cândido, Pacheco Gefeson Mendes
Department of Microwave and Optoelectronics, Aeronautics Institute of Technology-ITA, São José dos Campos 12228-900, Brazil.
Sensors (Basel). 2021 Nov 12;21(22):7541. doi: 10.3390/s21227541.
There is a growing interest in using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the most diverse application areas from agriculture to remote sensing, that determine the need to project and define mission profiles of the UAVs. In addition, solar photovoltaic energy increases the flight autonomy of this type of aircraft, forming the term Solar UAV. This study proposes an extended methodology for sizing Solar UAVs that take off from a runway. This methodology considers mission parameters such as operating location, altitude, flight speed, flight endurance, and payload to sizing the aircraft parameters, such as wingspan, area of embedded solar cells panels, runway length required for takeoff and landing, battery weight, and the total weight of the aircraft. Using the Python language, we developed a framework to apply the proposed methodology and assist in designing a Solar UAV. With this framework, it was possible to perform a sensitivity analysis of design parameters and constraints. Finally, we performed a simulation of a mission, checking the output parameters.
从农业到遥感，无人机（UAV）在越来越多不同的应用领域中受到关注，这决定了需要规划和定义无人机的任务剖面。此外，太阳能光伏能源增加了这类飞机的飞行自主性，由此形成了“太阳能无人机”这一术语。本研究提出了一种扩展方法，用于确定从跑道起飞的太阳能无人机的尺寸。该方法考虑任务参数，如运行位置、高度、飞行速度、续航时间和有效载荷，以确定飞机参数，如翼展、嵌入式太阳能电池板面积、起飞和降落所需跑道长度、电池重量以及飞机总重量。我们使用Python语言开发了一个框架，以应用所提出的方法并协助设计太阳能无人机。借助这个框架，可以对设计参数和约束进行敏感性分析。最后，我们进行了一次任务模拟，检查输出参数。
