Numerical Analysis of Solar Panel Effects on UAVs Aerodynamics and Stability

Mostafa El-Salamony; Mahmoud Adawy; Mohamed Khalifa

doi:10.1109/NILES56402.2022.9942372

Numerical Analysis of Solar Panel Effects on UAVs Aerodynamics and Stability

Mostafa El-Salamony^*
, Mahmoud Adawy
, Mohamed Khalifa

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Adding solar panels over the wing deforms the airfoil shape. Hence, the aerodynamic and stability performance are changed. By changing the aerodynamic performance, the range of aircraft changes considerably, which is of crucial importance for the Solar Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles because it glides most of the night hours. This paper aims to evaluate the impact of adding solar panels, over the wing of an unmanned aerial vehicle, using vortex panel method. The aerodynamic performance is analyzed in terms of lift, drag, and moment coefficients. The aircraft stability is quantified in terms of natural frequencies and damping ratios of the stability modes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	NILES 2022 - 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	147-150
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665452410
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NILES56402.2022.9942372
State	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, NILES 2022 - Giza, Egypt Duration: 22 Oct 2022 → 24 Oct 2022

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Name	NILES 2022 - 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, Proceedings

Conference

Conference	4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, NILES 2022
Country/Territory	Egypt
City	Giza
Period	22/10/22 → 24/10/22

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UN SDGs

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

SPUAV
Solar panel
UAV
VLM
aerodynamics
aircraft
stability
vortex method

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Science Applications
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Instrumentation

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El-Salamony, M., Adawy, M., & Khalifa, M. (2022). Numerical Analysis of Solar Panel Effects on UAVs Aerodynamics and Stability. In NILES 2022 - 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, Proceedings (pp. 147-150). (NILES 2022 - 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/NILES56402.2022.9942372

El-Salamony, Mostafa ; Adawy, Mahmoud ; Khalifa, Mohamed. / Numerical Analysis of Solar Panel Effects on UAVs Aerodynamics and Stability. NILES 2022 - 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. pp. 147-150 (NILES 2022 - 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, Proceedings).

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El-Salamony, M, Adawy, M & Khalifa, M 2022, Numerical Analysis of Solar Panel Effects on UAVs Aerodynamics and Stability. in NILES 2022 - 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, Proceedings. NILES 2022 - 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 147-150, 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, NILES 2022, Giza, Egypt, 22/10/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/NILES56402.2022.9942372

Numerical Analysis of Solar Panel Effects on UAVs Aerodynamics and Stability. / El-Salamony, Mostafa; Adawy, Mahmoud; Khalifa, Mohamed.
NILES 2022 - 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. p. 147-150 (NILES 2022 - 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, Proceedings).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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El-Salamony M, Adawy M, Khalifa M. Numerical Analysis of Solar Panel Effects on UAVs Aerodynamics and Stability. In NILES 2022 - 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2022. p. 147-150. (NILES 2022 - 4th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference, Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/NILES56402.2022.9942372

Numerical Analysis of Solar Panel Effects on UAVs Aerodynamics and Stability

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