04.2 - Aerostructures Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity
A REDUCED ORDER MODEL FOR FULL-SCALE DRONE COLLISIONS
F. Franke¹, U. Burger¹, C. Hühne, German Aerospace Center, Germany; ¹Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Germany
In parallel to bird strikes and hailstorms, drone strikes also pose a threat to manned aviation. This paper presents a novel model to calculate the impact force during mid-air collisions of drones with manned aircraft. This model can be used to determine the force-time curve and use the results for a preliminary design of endangered structures.