Conceptual design of a hybrid solar MALE UAV

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 207-219

  Panagiotou, P ^a   Tsavlidis, I ^a   Yakinthos, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic design; CFD; Solar energy; UAV

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DESIGN; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AERODYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS; AERODYNAMIC DESIGNS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; MEDIUM ALTITUDE LONG ENDURANCES; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; POWER ESTIMATIONS; SEARCH AND RESCUE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84963600720     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2016.03.023     Document Type: Article

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