Hardware design of a small UAS helicopter for remote sensing operations

This paper presents the hardware design and integration process employed to develop an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) helicopter. The design process evolves from the bare airframe (without any electronics), to become a complete and advanced UAS platform for remote sensing applications. The improveme...

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Autores: Royo Chic, Pablo|||0000-0002-8829-7528, Pastor Llorens, Enric|||0000-0002-7587-8702, Barrado Muxí, Cristina|||0000-0003-0100-724X, Cuadrado Santolaria, Raúl, Barrao, Félix, Garcia, Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/112905
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/112905
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones1010003
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Drone aircraft
Helicopters
UAS
design helicopter
remote sensing
Avions no tripulats
Helicòpters
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Aeronaus::Helicòpters
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spelling Hardware design of a small UAS helicopter for remote sensing operationsRoyo Chic, Pablo|||0000-0002-8829-7528Pastor Llorens, Enric|||0000-0002-7587-8702Barrado Muxí, Cristina|||0000-0003-0100-724XCuadrado Santolaria, RaúlBarrao, FélixGarcia, AntonioDrone aircraftHelicoptersUASdesign helicopterremote sensingAvions no tripulatsHelicòptersÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Aeronaus::HelicòptersThis paper presents the hardware design and integration process employed to develop an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) helicopter. The design process evolves from the bare airframe (without any electronics), to become a complete and advanced UAS platform for remote sensing applications. The improvements, design decisions and justifications are described throughout the paper. Two airframes have been used during the design and integration process: the AF25B model and the more advanced AF30 model, from the Copterworks company. The airframe engine reliability and fuel economy have been improved by adding an Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) and Capacitor Discharge Ignition (CDI), both managed by an Engine Control Unit (ECU). On-board power supply generation and regulation have also been designed and validated. Finally, the integration process incorporates on-board mission computation to improve the concept of operation in remote sensing applications. Several flight tests have been performed to verify the reliability of the whole system. The flight test results demonstrate the correct process of integration and the feasibility of the UAS.Peer ReviewedMDPI AG20172017-09-1020182018-01-17journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/112905https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones1010003reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1129052026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Hardware design of a small UAS helicopter for remote sensing operations
title Hardware design of a small UAS helicopter for remote sensing operations
spellingShingle Hardware design of a small UAS helicopter for remote sensing operations
Royo Chic, Pablo|||0000-0002-8829-7528
Drone aircraft
Helicopters
UAS
design helicopter
remote sensing
Avions no tripulats
Helicòpters
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Aeronaus::Helicòpters
title_short Hardware design of a small UAS helicopter for remote sensing operations
title_full Hardware design of a small UAS helicopter for remote sensing operations
title_fullStr Hardware design of a small UAS helicopter for remote sensing operations
title_full_unstemmed Hardware design of a small UAS helicopter for remote sensing operations
title_sort Hardware design of a small UAS helicopter for remote sensing operations
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Royo Chic, Pablo|||0000-0002-8829-7528
Pastor Llorens, Enric|||0000-0002-7587-8702
Barrado Muxí, Cristina|||0000-0003-0100-724X
Cuadrado Santolaria, Raúl
Barrao, Félix
Garcia, Antonio
author Royo Chic, Pablo|||0000-0002-8829-7528
author_facet Royo Chic, Pablo|||0000-0002-8829-7528
Pastor Llorens, Enric|||0000-0002-7587-8702
Barrado Muxí, Cristina|||0000-0003-0100-724X
Cuadrado Santolaria, Raúl
Barrao, Félix
Garcia, Antonio
author_role author
author2 Pastor Llorens, Enric|||0000-0002-7587-8702
Barrado Muxí, Cristina|||0000-0003-0100-724X
Cuadrado Santolaria, Raúl
Barrao, Félix
Garcia, Antonio
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Drone aircraft
Helicopters
UAS
design helicopter
remote sensing
Avions no tripulats
Helicòpters
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Aeronaus::Helicòpters
topic Drone aircraft
Helicopters
UAS
design helicopter
remote sensing
Avions no tripulats
Helicòpters
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Aeronaus::Helicòpters
description This paper presents the hardware design and integration process employed to develop an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) helicopter. The design process evolves from the bare airframe (without any electronics), to become a complete and advanced UAS platform for remote sensing applications. The improvements, design decisions and justifications are described throughout the paper. Two airframes have been used during the design and integration process: the AF25B model and the more advanced AF30 model, from the Copterworks company. The airframe engine reliability and fuel economy have been improved by adding an Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) and Capacitor Discharge Ignition (CDI), both managed by an Engine Control Unit (ECU). On-board power supply generation and regulation have also been designed and validated. Finally, the integration process incorporates on-board mission computation to improve the concept of operation in remote sensing applications. Several flight tests have been performed to verify the reliability of the whole system. The flight test results demonstrate the correct process of integration and the feasibility of the UAS.
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