Tipo di tesi
Tesi di laurea magistrale
Titolo
CFD analysis of fixed-pitch propellers in transversal flow for the preliminary control design of a lightweight copter-plane UAV
Dipartimento
INGEGNERIA CIVILE E INDUSTRIALE
Corso di studi
INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE
Parole chiave
- CFD
- LQI
- propeller
- tranverse flow
- vtol
Data inizio appello
29/05/2024
Consultabilità
Non consultabile
Data di rilascio
29/05/2027
Riassunto (Italiano)
In this study, we introduce a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations campaign to analyze the forces and moments generated by a fixed-pitch propeller under longitudinal, transversal, and combined flow conditions, utilizing Ansys Fluent. The CFD model is then integrated into the Simulink flight simulator of a lightweight copter-plane unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Subsequently, a preliminary Linear Quadratic Integral (LQI) control strategy is developed in MATLAB to optimize trajectory during transitional maneuvers from copter to plane mode.
