Design, manufacturing and testing of a HALE-UAV structural demonstrator

Composite Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-153

  Frulla, G ^a   Cestino, E ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assembly; Carbon fibre; Finite element analysis (FEA); Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUEL CELLS; MECHANICAL TESTING; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

STATIC TESTS; STRUCTURAL DEMONSTRATOR; TECHNOLOGICAL DEMONSTRATOR; ULTIMATE LOAD;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

AERODYNAMICS; CARBON FIBER; DESIGN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FUEL CELL; LOADING (TESTING); SAFETY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 36749089470     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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