Diseño e implementación de un sistema de propulsión distribuida de una aeronave no tripulada de fuselaje integrado utilizada en agricultura de precisión

Abstract

The aim of this work is to design and implement a distributed propulsion system (eDP) for an integrated fuselage aircraft used in precision agriculture. In this context, the work was carried out under the guidelines of the concurrent design methodology. The design process begins identifying the needs and wishes of the final user. Then, these requirements became technical specifications performing the quality function. A functional analysis was performed identifying a solution principle for the modules that comprise the implementation of the UAV which are: structural, propulsion and control. During the materialization design stage, the propulsion system is defined in its standard configuration used as a baseline for comparison and in its eDP configuration. On the other hand, after sizing the structural module, dimensions of the additional components required by the distributed propulsion system are defined. The control components necessary to perform precision agriculture missions are also selected. Finally, the aircraft is assembled and ground tests are carried out obtaining experimental data from the propulsion system.