Development of an experimental solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle
學年 103
學期 2
出版（發表）日期 2015-03-16
作品名稱 Development of an experimental solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle
作品名稱（其他語言）
著者 Shiau, Jaw-Kuen; Ma, Der-Ming
單位 淡江大學航空太空工程學系
出版者 Abingdon: Taylor & Francis
著錄名稱、卷期、頁數 Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers 38(6), pp.701-713
摘要 This paper summarizes the design of a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Two major achievements, aerodynamic performance design of a solar-powered aircraft and its solar power management system design, are presented. For aerodynamic performance design, the mass of the aircraft is parameterized as a function of two performance parameters: wing reference area and cruise speed. With the parameterization results, a fitness function that links the optimization problem and the genetic algorithm is established. The genetic algorithm searches for the optimal results for minimum energy operation. A solar-powered UAV is then built based on the optimization results. A solar power management system is designed to obtain electric energy from the solar system to support the required power for the aircraft propulsion system and on-board electronic systems. The system includes solar cell panels, maximum power point tracker, and power conversion. An auto-ranging non-inverting synchronous buck-boost dc-to-dc power converter is designed to perform the maximum power point tracking, power conversion, and battery charging functions. The proposed design methodologies for solar-powered UAV and solar power management system are verified through successful ground and flight test. This is the Taiwan’s first ever solar-powered UAV.
關鍵字 solar-powered UAV;mass parameterization;solar power management system;buck-boost power converter
語言 en
ISSN 0253-3839
期刊性質 國外
收錄於 SCI
產學合作
通訊作者 Ma, Der-Ming
審稿制度 是
國別 GBR
公開徵稿
出版型式 ,紙本
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