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Experimental evaluating approach to a suitable Martian coaxial rotorcraft blade

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Abstract

This paper presents a detailed experimental approach for understanding and optimizing the hover performance of Martian UAV rotor, including a systematic discussion about several coefficients for hover characteristics and a detailed design approach for rotor blades of Martian UAV at Reynolds numbers lower than 50000. The discussed hover performance coefficients include figure of merit, thrust coefficient, thrust weighted solidity, power loading and disk loading, and these coefficients are also used to evaluate the hover performance of a specific rotor configuration. In addition, rotor parameters are investigated and analyzed in this experimental approach, including airfoil, camber, solidity, blade chord, number of blades and blade twist. These parameters are the major factors significantly influence the rotor hover performance. A detailed rotor design approach is proposed based on the experimental result by optimizing the hover performance coefficients and rotor parameters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1958-1963
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509067572
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Aug 2017
Event14th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2017 - Takamatsu, Japan
Duration: 6 Aug 20179 Aug 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2017

Conference

Conference14th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2017
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityTakamatsu
Period6/08/179/08/17

Keywords

  • Experimental approach
  • Hover performance coefficients
  • Martian UAV rotor
  • Rotor parameters

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