Hybrid UAV with endurance and VTOL capabilities

Chung-How Poh (1) , Chung-Kiak Poh (1)

1 billyBun Aircraft

High-aspect ratio sailplanes are well known for their endurance while the unlimited aerobatic aircrafts are specially designed to perform maneuvers under stall conditions such as vertical hovering and the Lomcovák. We propose and simulate an UAV design based on the hybridization of sailplane and aerobatic aircraft. The aim is to design and develop an endurance UAV with VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) and payload capabilities.

Mots clés: Sailplane; UAV; endurance; VTOL; co-axial propeller; hydrogen

Domaines: Robotique [cs.RO]

Chung-How Poh, Chung-Kiak Poh. Hybrid UAV with endurance and VTOL capabilities. 2014. ⟨hal-01058970⟩