Extended Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle via Structural Electrical Power Storage and Energy Generation Devices

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Oetting, Geoffrey Smith, author.

Conference Name:

Aerospace Technology Conference & Exposition (2020-03-17 : Pasadena, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource cm

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2020

Summary:

Through the substitution of some aircraft structural components with power storage and generation devices that possess adequate structural strength and stiffness, flight endurance time and performance of solar powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's) may be increased by reducing the parasitic weight penalties of the power systems. This innovation of the Flying Battery' along with energy generation devices such as structural solar cells, thermo-electric generators, and vibration induced power generators are integral to creating a flying structure that will be more efficient and more useful to the electric powered commercial and hobby markets. This paper discusses plans and the progress toward achieving potential endurance and efficiency increases in unmanned aerial vehicles through laboratory and eventual model flight experiments of novel structural designs for graphene super-capacitors, solar cells, and other power generation devices

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Publisher Number:

2020-01-0041

Access Restriction:

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