A Seminar on

SOLAR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

Submitted by
Ashoka. S
4VV16ME402

Under the guidance of

Prof. Deepak G
Assistant Professor

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INTRODUCTION

 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as they have sometimes been referred

to, have only been in service for the last 60 years.

 UAVs are now an important addition to many countries air

defence system.

 Modern UAVs have come a long way since the unmanned drones
used by the USAF in The 1940s

 Over the years UAV shave been developed into the highly
sophisticated machines in use today.

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CLASSIFICATION OF UAV

 Micro and mini UAVs

 Tactical UAVs
 Strategic UAVs

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Our basic principle is to use solar power by means of aircraft

And this thing can be done by solar panels which cover the
whole surface of wing. This panels converts radiative energy
into electric energy.
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SOLAR CELL

 The cells are made of a type of material known as a

semiconductor. Often, they are made of silicon.
 The lights energy knocks some electrons out of the atoms.
The electrons flow between the two layers. The flow makes an
electric current
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MOTOR

 The purpose of motors is to spin the propellers. Brushless DC

motors provide the necessary thrust to propel the craft.
 The rotor needs to be controlled separately by a speed controller
they are a bit similar to normal DC motor in the way that coil
and magnets are used to drive the shaft.

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ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROLLER

 The electronic speed controller control the speed of the motor or

tells the motors how fast to spin at a given time.
 The electronic speed controller are then connected directly to the
battery through either a wiring harness or power distribution
board
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BATTERY

 A battery is a key component of any solar panel system. This allows

for components that rely on electricity to function while
sunlight is temporarily covered by clouds and during night hours
Currently.
 the energy storage capacity of Lithium-ion polymer batteries is
around 8e5 J/kg A.

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PROPELLER

 A propeller is the most common propulsion device used in UAVs. A

propeller is composed of a number of blades that rotate around an
axis to produce thrust by pushing air much like a fan.

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ADVANTAGES OF UAV
 Over the last decade, governments all over the world have been
acquiring ever- larger fleets of UAVs to fulfill both urgent and longer-
term military requirements.
 Unmanned vehicles are ideal for carrying out dull, dirty, and
dangerous jobs.
 Unmanned systems are attractive in times of budgetary restraints
because they tend to be cheaper compared to manned solutions

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APPLICATON OF SOLAR UAV

 Surveying of objects and ground on the basis of orthographic photos

to generate point clouds, volume calculations, digital height and 3D
models.

 Aerial images & photography: Advertising photography, product

photography, real estate photography, landscape photography.

 Monitoring: Condition-analysis and target-analysis to document

construction sites, structural monitoring, plant and wildlife
preservation and conservation.

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CONCLUSION

 With the current desire for a greener society, an alternative source of

energy for aircraft is needed.
 the application of high altitude long endurance UAVs can potentially
be very large, whether it is in weather surveillance, studying natural
disaster.
 Solar power airplanes are necessary for greener society and can be an
important part of the future

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REFERENCE

 Berger, B (2003), “solar powered air Vehicle”, Space News, July 14.
 Boucher, R. J., “History of Solar Flight”, 20th Joint Propulsion
Conference, Cincinnati,Ohio, June 11-13, 1984, AIAA-84-1429
 Bowman, W .J., Roberts,C., and Vaughan, M(2002)., “Development of
a Solar Powered Micro Air Vehicle”, 40th AIAA Aerospace Sciences
Meeting and Exhibit, Reno,Nevada,Januar AIAA-2002-0703
 J. Roskam,(1990) Aircraft Design parts 1-8. Roskam Aviation and
Engineering Corporation, Route 4, Box 274, Ottawa, Kansas,.
 Perkins, C.D. and Hage, R.E.,(1985) Airplane Performance, Stability
and Control, John Wiley& Sons.

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THANK YOU

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