A Numerical Study for the Prediction of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Aerodynamic Performance Based on Dihedral and Tip-Twist Angles of the Wing

Adi Susanto*, Arif Wahjudi

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

UAV technology has developed so rapidly to help humans solve problems around them. One of the important criteria in the development of a UAV is its aerodynamic performance. The aerodynamic performance of a UAV is largely determined by the geometry of its wings. This study focuses on variations in wing geometry, especially dihedral and tip-twist to predict the aerodynamic performance of the UAV, each with max (CL/ CD) and CD|α=0. The Artificial Neural Network (ANN) method is used in this study to get predictions of each aerodynamic performance. ANN was chosen because of its superiority in approaching very complex relations between several variables. ANN network structure has up to two hidden layers while each hidden layer has 2 to 10 neurons selected in this research to get the smallest Mean Square Error value. Mean Square Error (MSE) is the difference between the aerodynamic performance target value and the predicted value. Prediction value is obtained from the training results of a network configuration based on predictor and target values as network input and output. Factors analyzed, namely dihedral angle and tip-twist, described their relationship to each of the max (CL/ CD) and CD|α=0 using a network structure of 2-5-7-1 and 2-4-9-1. Both networks yield the smallest MSe 8.4757 × 10 - 7 and 1.952 × 10 - 8 respectfully. The graph of the relationship of factors to changes in the value of max (CL/ CD) and CD|α=0 shows that the tip-twist angle gives a greater contribution than the dihedral. Comparison between prediction and validation simulation shows the relative error smaller than 5%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRecent Advances in Renewable Energy Systems - Select Proceedings of ICOME 2021
EditorsMohan Kolhe, Aziz Muhammad, Abdel El Kharbachi, Tri Yogi Yuwono
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages37-44
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789811915802
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event5th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICOME 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 25 Aug 202126 Aug 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume876
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICOME 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period25/08/2126/08/21

Keywords

  • Aerodynamic performance
  • Dihedral
  • MSE
  • Neural network
  • Tip-twist
  • Wing geometry

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