On inflatable drones for flight time enhancement with particular reference to spectator aerostation
In this note consideration is given to drones - and specially quadcopters, endowed with inflatable and controllable airbags filled with helium which is stored in small and replaceable cartridges. The goal is the a flight time enhancement due to the buoyancy provided by the inflated airbag. It is sho...
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| Tipo de recurso: | informe técnico |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| 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:2117/122010 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/122010 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Drone aircraft Drone Quadcopters Buoyancy Flight time Avions no tripulats Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai |
| Sumario: | In this note consideration is given to drones - and specially quadcopters, endowed with inflatable and controllable airbags filled with helium which is stored in small and replaceable cartridges. The goal is the a flight time enhancement due to the buoyancy provided by the inflated airbag. It is shown that by using an airbag with ˜20% or thereabouts of the weight of the drone, the flight time could be increased ten-fold and then being very attractive for spectator aerostation. The idea seems with practical application for drones weighting less than 1 kilogram and using small helium replaceable cartridges in a similar fashion as used to inflate bike tires. |
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