COMPUTATIONAL MULTICOPTER MODELING AND DESIGN
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Authors
Ceroli, Zachary A.
Advisors
Jones, Kevin D.
Gannon, Anthony J.
Clay, Christopher S.
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Subjects
hydrogen
flight
unmanned
fuel cell
aerial
vehicle
drone
design
intelligence
surveillance
reconnaissance
Axial Momentum Theory
AMT
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
unmanned aerial vehicles
UAV
commercial-off-the-shelf
COTS
vertical take-off and landing
VTOL
flight
unmanned
fuel cell
aerial
vehicle
drone
design
intelligence
surveillance
reconnaissance
Axial Momentum Theory
AMT
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
unmanned aerial vehicles
UAV
commercial-off-the-shelf
COTS
vertical take-off and landing
VTOL
Date of Issue
2022-06
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
This thesis utilizes a modified version of Axial Momentum Theory (AMT) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to model multiple propellers with similar, simplified flows for estimates of aerodynamic constant force on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Utilizing the modified version of AMT, a comparison of a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platform and a new design optimized for forward flight is conducted.
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Thesis
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
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Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA 22217
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Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.