TY - GEN
T1 - Critical design parameters for a low altitude long endurance solar powered UAV
AU - Wilkins, Grant
AU - Fourie, Dehann
AU - Meyer, Johan
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The paper presented provides theoretical findings of the critical solar UAV parameters required for prolonged flight. The parameters being, battery energy density, wing surface area, total UAV weight and solar surface area. The findings are based on two individual models, a solar and an aerodynamic model, which are combined to form a solar powered UAV model.
AB - The paper presented provides theoretical findings of the critical solar UAV parameters required for prolonged flight. The parameters being, battery energy density, wing surface area, total UAV weight and solar surface area. The findings are based on two individual models, a solar and an aerodynamic model, which are combined to form a solar powered UAV model.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=74349113377&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/AFRCON.2009.5308105
DO - 10.1109/AFRCON.2009.5308105
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:74349113377
SN - 9781424439195
T3 - IEEE AFRICON Conference
BT - IEEE Africon 2009
T2 - IEEE Africon 2009
Y2 - 23 September 2009 through 25 September 2009
ER -