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UAV Design and Calculations Overview

This document summarizes the design of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It includes specifications for the wing such as dimensions, airfoil selection, and aerodynamic properties. It also details the design of other components including the empennage with horizontal and vertical tails, ailerons, flaps, and rudder. The fuselage dimensions are also provided. The document contains the calculations and selections made for key aspects of the UAV design.

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UAV Design and Calculations Overview

This document summarizes the design of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It includes specifications for the wing such as dimensions, airfoil selection, and aerodynamic properties. It also details the design of other components including the empennage with horizontal and vertical tails, ailerons, flaps, and rudder. The fuselage dimensions are also provided. The document contains the calculations and selections made for key aspects of the UAV design.

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Design and Calculations For UAV

Syed Owais Hassan


Ammad Muneer
Haris Munir
Daniyal Ali
Hassam Rasheed
Adnan Bin Nasir
Muhammad Danish
Hamid Zafar

Design
Wing Selection
Gemini
Wing Dimensions
ASPECT RATIO:
AR=7

SPAN:
b=2m








CHORD:
c=0.28m


velocity = v = 20m/s

Vcruise = 19.99m/s

V
stall
= 1.4 m/s

Stall angle: 14

Lift = 137.7 N

Cl(max) v/s Alpha : 1.12 at 12

Other Parameters
Lift Coefficient = C
L
= 1.008

(L/D)max = 13.6

(L/D)loiter = 11.7

Drag Coefficient = C
D
=0.008

Drag = D = 10.15 N

Reynolds Number = Re = 381889.3

Moment = M = 0.38

Cm=0.01
Graphs Of Cl/
Graph of Cl/Cd V/s
Empennage Aerofoil selection
Horizontal Tail Area
Area(HTA) = 0.2 * 0.56 = 0.11m
2


Mean Aerodynamic Chords = 0.3153

Aspect Ratio = AR = 2.33

Length: b(hta)
AR *S = b
2
2.33 * 0.11 = b
2
b = 0.505m

Area Of Elevator:
Se = 0.3 (HTA)
= 0.3(0.11)
Se = 0.033m
2


Elevator :
Le = b(HTA)/2
= 0.505/2
Le = 0.2525m

Taper ratio = = 0.6
Cr = 2(0.11)/0.505(1+0.6)
Cr = 0.272
Ct=0.16
Aileron :
Length = 0.3462m
Width = 0.056m
Area = L * W
= 0.3462*0.561
= 0.19m
2

Flaps:
Width = 20% of C
= 0.20 * 0.28
Width = 0.056m

Length = 60% of 0.935
= 0.561m
Vertical Tail Area
Vertical Tail Area = 0.40 * HTA
=0.40 * 0.11
VTA = 0.044m
Area Of Rudder:
Area Of Rudder = SR =0.25 * 0.044
SR = 0.25 * 0.044
SR = 0.011m
Fin Dimensions
Aspect ratio = AR = 1.8
For length of fin:
b
v
= VTA * AR
= 0.044 * 1.8
b
v
= 0.281m
Taper ratio = = 0.6
Cr = 2(0.11)/0.505(1+0.6)
Cr = 0.272
Ct=0.16


Height of Rudder
H
r
= 0.75 *0.281
H
r
= 0.21m



Fuselage
Total Length: 1.4m
Forward Distance From Leading Edge: 0.42m
Backward Distance From Leading Edge: 0.7m
Width of fuselage : 0.13m

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