Sizing Tool for Quadrotor Biplane Tailsitter UAS

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dc.contributor.advisorBaeder, Jamesen_US
dc.contributor.authorStrom, Ericen_US
dc.contributor.departmentAerospace Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-14T05:44:43Z
dc.date.available2017-09-14T05:44:43Z
dc.date.issued2017en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Quadrotor-Biplane-Tailsitter (QBT) configuration is the basis for a mechanically simplistic rotorcraft capable of both long-range, high-speed cruise as well as hovering flight. This work presents the development and validation of a set of preliminary design tools built specifically for this aircraft to enable its further development, including: a QBT weight model, preliminary sizing framework, and vehicle analysis tools. The preliminary sizing tool presented here shows the advantage afforded by QBT designs in missions with aggressive cruise requirements, such as offshore wind turbine inspections, wherein transition from a quadcopter configuration to a QBT allows for a 5:1 trade of battery weight for wing weight. A 3D, unsteady panel method utilizing a nonlinear implementation of the Kutta-Joukowsky condition is also presented as a means of computing aerodynamic interference effects and, through the implementation of rotor, body, and wing geometry generators, is prepared for coupling with a comprehensive rotor analysis package.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M29S1KK88
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/19983
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAerospace engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAlternative energyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledOffshore winden_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledQuadrotor-biplane-tailsitteren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledUASen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledUnmanned aircraft systemsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWind turbine inspectionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWind turbine maintenanceen_US
dc.titleSizing Tool for Quadrotor Biplane Tailsitter UASen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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