Xiaolu Wang, Yingyu Liu, Changning Chen, Xuancheng Meng, Mingqiang Luo
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Abstract
Stability is essential for the safety of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and holds paramount importance in their design. This study focuses on the longitudinal stability of twin-boom UAVs with inverted V-tail and inverted U-tail configurations. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method and longitudinal perturbed equations of motion were employed to comprehensively analyze the stability and flight performance of these UAVs. Results indicate that the inverted U-tail configuration exhibits 23.6% higher longitudinal static stability than the inverted V-tail under small perturbations. In Phugoid mode, the inverted U-tail UAV also demonstrates superior performance. These findings provide valuable insights for the design and optimization of UAV tail configurations.
期刊介绍:
Aerospace Systems provides an international, peer-reviewed forum which focuses on system-level research and development regarding aeronautics and astronautics. The journal emphasizes the unique role and increasing importance of informatics on aerospace. It fills a gap in current publishing coverage from outer space vehicles to atmospheric vehicles by highlighting interdisciplinary science, technology and engineering.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
Trans-space vehicle systems design and integration
Air vehicle systems
Space vehicle systems
Near-space vehicle systems
Aerospace robotics and unmanned system
Communication, navigation and surveillance
Aerodynamics and aircraft design
Dynamics and control
Aerospace propulsion
Avionics system
Opto-electronic system
Air traffic management
Earth observation
Deep space exploration
Bionic micro-aircraft/spacecraft
Intelligent sensing and Information fusion