Diseño y construcción de un UAV, para misiones estratégicas del centro de investigaciones de la FAE, utilizando paneles solares

Abstract

This research work consists of the design and construction of an unmanned aerial vehicle, for strategic missions of the Ecuadorian Air Force research center, using solar panels. We started with an analysis and discussion with the team from the research and development center of the Ecuadorian air force, determining the needs and problems existing among the unmanned aerial vehicles that have been developed for missions. This allowed having a better vision for the implementation of the energy system with which all the devices inside the cabin of the platform will be powered with. For the design and construction of the prototype of the aircraft, various parameters were considered, among which we can distinguish the dimensions of the fuselage of the cabin, wing, and tail, as well as the dimensioning of the weight, based on the electronic and mechanical components that integrate the different systems, the same that will allow us to improve the flight autonomy of the unmanned aerial vehicles. Also, have better communication from the land base to the platform, and improve the energy supply system by obtaining, processing, converting, and using renewable energies present in the environment. The Ecuadorian Air Force research center does not have an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle platform with the capacity to make flights for long periods, robust and with a design that allows the evolution and adaptation of new technologies in it. Therefore, the need to implement, design, and build an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle system with an efficient communication link and with the capacity to make use of the renewable energy obtained from the sun, furthermore fully functional to enable missions that require the aircraft to remain or perform more durable flights.