高空长航时太阳能无人机总体设计要点分析

doi:10.7527/S1000-6893.2016.0244

ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (S1): 1-7.doi: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2016.0244

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Essentials of configuration design of HALE solar-powered UAVs

ZHANG Jian, ZHANG Dehu

The First Aircraft Institute, AVIC, Xi'an 710089, China

Received:2016-04-21 Revised:2016-08-26 Online:2017-01-10 Published:2016-09-01
Supported by:
Technology lnnovation Foundation of AVIC

Abstract

Abstract:

There are significant differences between high altitude long endurance (HALE) solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and conventional propulsion aircrafts. The configuration method for HALE solar-powered UAV has its own peculiarity, and some critical technical details must be paid attention to during schematic design. The mechanism of the general design method based on weight balance and energy balance for the HALE solar-powered UAV is analyzed. Some important factors are summed up including the power needed for level flight, the styles of configuration of HALE solar-powered UAV, the optimization of flight profile, operating environment influence, etc. The conclusions may be referred to in the configuration design and scheme optimization of solar-powered UAV.

Key words: solar-powered aircraft, stratosphere air vehicle, long endurance UAV, aircraft configuration design, general parameter optimization

CLC Number:

V272

ZHANG Jian, ZHANG Dehu. Essentials of configuration design of HALE solar-powered UAVs[J]. ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA, 2016, 37(S1): 1-7.

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