01.2 - Aircraft Design and Integrated System (Applications)
RETROFITTING A JET DRIVEN UAV TO FORM A MULTI-PURPOSE TEST PLATFORM
D. Teubl¹, T.B. Sissing¹, M. Hornung¹; ¹Chair of Aircraft Design, Technical University of Munich, Germany
The testing and evaluation of a custom part or new software requires the use of an easily operable unmanned aerial vehicle. For this goal, the retrofitting process of a high-end, remotely controlled, jet-driven, scaled glider is presented. The purpose of the overall work is to utilize an off-the-shelf airframe to support multiple research. This paper lists the requirements for the retrofitted airframe, along with selection possibilities of currently available system components such as autopilot, telemetry or remote-control modules. The overall design of the system and the major subsystem designs are presented. Laboratory tests and a range test are carried out to validate the results of the integrated system.rn