Το work with title Design specifications for an unmanned VTOL by P. Spanoudakis, L. Doitsidis, Tsourveloudis Nikolaos, K. P. Valavanis is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Bibliographic Citation
P. Spanoudakis, L. Doitsidis, N. C. Tsourveloudis, K. P. Valavanis, 'Design Specifications for an Unmanned VTOL', in 2004 Intern. Conf. on Robotics and Aut., pp. 4041-4046. doi :10.1109/ROBOT.2004.1308813
https://doi.org/ 10.1109/ROBOT.2004.1308813
Parametric technology based design specifications for a new unmanned Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) vehicle are presented. The design phase is followed by performance capabilities evaluation and crash/drop tests that determine VTOL strength and frame deformations. Drop tests performed have followed standard regulations used for airworthiness certification of such vehicles. Initial drop tests have dictated a frame re-design phase that has met set VTOL specifications. The Pro/Engineer specialized Computer Aided Design (CAD) software has been used throughout all phases and tests.