CAD & Mechanical
Simulation testing
Fully autonomous UAV
In progress. The CAD is complete in Onshape, and the design is being validated in simulation. It has not flown.
What's coming. More simulation results are on the way.
Specs
- Status
- In progress. CAD is complete. Simulation checks are underway. It has not flown.
- Credit
- Described by Sahil for this site.
- Visibility
- Public
Tech and tools
Tools
- Onshape
- SimScale
- AVL
- XFOIL
Overview
The fully autonomous UAV is in progress. The CAD is complete in Onshape, and the current work is simulation testing so the design can be durable, reliable, and fit for real-world use. It has not flown. More simulation results are on the way.
Validation
The checks underway are computational fluid dynamics in SimScale, stability and performance analysis in AVL and XFOIL, and structural checks.
Top specs
Endurance and range are estimates. The other rows are the verified figures for this design.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 2.004 m |
| Takeoff mass | ≈4.4 kg |
| Battery | 4S7P Molicel M65A 21700 Li-ion (28 cells), 655 Wh |
| Cruise speed | 17 m/s |
| Estimated endurance | ≈4.7 h at 17 m/s cruise |
| Estimated range | ≈180 mi (177–196 mi band) |
| Wing aspect ratio | 12.8 |
| Tail | V-tail |
| Propulsion | pusher, 11×8 folding prop |
| Neutral point | 442.6 mm (CFD; AVL 442.8 mm and hand calc 442.0 mm agree within 1 mm) |
| Balance point (CG) | 411 mm |
| Static margin | 16.5% (CFD) |