This paper presents design considerations for a low altitude long endurance solar powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (LALE UAV). The considerations addressed include the determination of the available solar power, the design of the UAV wing for long endurance flights and the determination of the electrical power and energy balance of the UAV. Using these considerations, a solar powered UAV was designed and long endurance flight simulated. Based on the simulation results it is in principle possible to design and build a solar powered LALE UAV.


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    Title :

    Design considerations for a low altitude long endurance solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle


    Contributors:
    Meyer, J. (author) / du Plessis, J.A.F (author) / Ellis, P. (author) / Clark, W. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2007-09-01


    Size :

    862791 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English







    High Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

    Jackson, P. / Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998