Wing structural design of a high altitude long endurance solar-powered platform

Zhe Ji, Bin Liu, Fei Xu

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Abstract

The solar-powered platform has great application prospects with its unique characteristics of high cruising altitude and long endurance. This paper presents a high-aspect-ratio long straight composite wing structure. A 3D FEM model is used to study the mechanical performance of the wing under gust, by applying nonlinear analytical method. The wing optimization is focused on high stiffness and light weight. A wing structure of feasible strength and stiffness is obtained. Through analysis, several engineering conclusions are obtained. In addition, the instability features of the main spar are included as well.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterials Processing and Manufacturing III
Pages1287-1290
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event3rd International Conference on Advanced Engineering Materials and Technology, AEMT 2013 - Zhangjiajie, China
Duration: 11 May 201312 May 2013

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume753-755
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Advanced Engineering Materials and Technology, AEMT 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityZhangjiajie
Period11/05/1312/05/13

Keywords

  • Composite materials
  • Finite element analysis
  • High-aspect-ratio wing
  • Solar power
  • Structural optimization

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