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Conceptual Design of A Joined-Wing Sensor Craft

  • Shuai Hao
  • , Tielin Ma
  • , Yi Wang
  • , Raosheng Xie
  • , Xiang Song
  • , Hongzhong Ma

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Abstract

As a new type of aerial warning surveillance and information integration system, Sensor Craft requires the integrated design of flight vehicle and airborne sensors. The key technologies and development status of Sensor Craft are introduced in this paper. Centering on the conformal sensors design, various aerodynamic configurations are analyzed, and a configuration which integrates joined-wing and flying wing configuration is proposed. According to the design indexes, overall parameters of the flight vehicle are designed by engineering estimation method. Based on the principle that the stress of the non-bearing parts should be the minimum, installation design of conformal antenna structure is conducted. Using nonlinear finite element method, intensity calculation of the antenna is carried out. The result shows that the main-bearing structures are the antenna skin, chord and stinger, while the antenna array element is less stressed. Flight performance calculation of the flight vehicle is carried out. The result shows that the configuration meets design requirements and is a feasible Sensor Craft concept design scheme.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages367-372
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728137926
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2019
Event2019 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2019 - Beijing, China
Duration: 17 Oct 201919 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2019

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period17/10/1919/10/19

Keywords

  • Sensor Craft
  • conceptual design
  • conformal antenna
  • joined-wing

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