Carleton University Fixed Wing

UAV Project

Prof. Jeremy Laliberté

jlaliber@mae.carleton.ca

http://uav.mae.carleton.ca

What is a UAV?

▪ Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle

• No on-board pilot

– Controlled remotely or autonomously

• Can be very large or very small

• May be less expensive than a piloted aircraft

• Dull, dirty, dangerous jobs

▪ Carleton’s UAVs

• Corvus

• GeoSurv II

• Avionics test beds (ATBs) Carleton University’s GeoSurv II Prototype UAV

Wingspan 4 m [13 ft]

Maximum Takeoff Weight 20 kg [44 lbs]

Cruise Speed 100 km/h [54 kts]

Comms Limited Range 20 km [11 nm]

Endurance 4 hrs (gas)/45 min (LiPo)

Corvus UAV Overview

▪ High performance, long endurance multi-mission

small UAV (<20 kg MTOW)

▪ Fixed wing platform sized for 7.5 kg payloads

▪ Demonstrator under construction

GeoSurv II Prototype

UAV Overview

▪ Geophysical survey UAV

▪ 185lb MTOW

▪ 60/100 kts cruise speed

▪ 30 hp engine with pusher prop

Magnetometers

in wing tips

Landing gear

Engine Empennage

Fuselage

▪ All-composite airframe

▪ Partnership with Sander

Geophysics Ltd (SGL)

Team Organization –

Matrix Structure

▪ Functional groups

• Mission Analysis and Design Integration

• Aerodynamics

• Structures

• Avionics

▪ Cross-functional groups

• Flight Testing

• Advanced Design

Major Project Goals for 2013/14

▪ NextGen GeoSurv II (detailed design and assembly)

• Complete re-build of airframe following March 2012 flight attempt

• Develop flight test program

• Ground testing of all systems, taxi testing, flight attempt (Spring 2014)

▪ Corvus Demonstrator and Final Design

• Complete assembly of demonstrator

• Develop flight test program

• Ground, taxi and flight testing (Fall 2013)

• Detailed design of final Corvus – Lessons learned from flight testing

▪ Avionics test beds and Mission Analysis

• ArduPilot and Micropilot hardware and software-in-the-loop simulations

• Detailed mission simulation and planning software development

What do you get to do?

Air vehicle Design and Analysis

Avionics design and development Integration and Project Management

Manufacturing and Testing

Questions?

UAV Project Winter Design Review

18 March – Senate Room