电源绳用于长时间的多直升机飞行
Andrew Yingst1, Vuk Marojevic1
1Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States.
HardwareX
|August 28, 2023
概括
研究人员开发了一种负担得起的开源绑定系统,以克服无人机 (UAV) 电池的局限性,从而实现更长的飞行时间和更重的有效载荷,用于各种应用.
科学领域:
- 机器人和自动化 机器人和自动化
- 航空航天工程 航空航天工程
- 电气工程 电气工程
背景情况:
- 无人驾驶飞行器 (UAV) 在智能农业,5G整合,包裹交付和监视等领域具有巨大的潜力.
- 由于电池功率的限制,有限的飞行耐力是实际无人机部署的重要限制,通常将飞行时间限制在20分钟以下,研究有效载荷.
- 现有的商业连接电力系统可能过于昂贵,或缺乏足够的电力来满足苛刻的研究应用.
研究的目的:
- 为无人机设计,建造和运行一个具有成本效益的,开源的绑定电源系统.
- 提供可扩展的解决方案,克服电池驱动无人机的耐久性限制.
- 为了实现延长飞行时间和支持更重的有效载荷,用于研究,开发和新兴的无人机服务.
主要方法:
- 详细设计和建造了一种新的连接电力系统.
- 系统的原型设计和测试,以在带底部提供1kW功率.
- 经验数据收集以描述电力输送和无人机有效载荷能力之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 原型的带系统成功地提供了1千瓦的功率.
- 这种输出功率可以在高效的无人机上支持大约4.75公斤的有效载荷.
- 模块化设计允许功率和有效载荷容量的可扩展性.
结论:
- 开发的开源绑定系统为商业重型起重系统提供了成本明显较低的替代方案.
- 该系统的设计有利于可复制性和广泛采用,用于研究和商业应用.
- 这一创新解决了无人机耐久性的关键局限性,为扩大作战能力铺平了道路.
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