Manufacturing of a Hybrid VTOL UAV Using Rapid Prototyping Techniques

Sinan Alnıpak*, Turan Konyalıoğlu, İbrahim Halil Şahin, Erdinç Altuğ

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Unmanned aerial vehicle technologies have gained serious momentum in recent years. Despite these developments, the production of a UAV still requires expensive equipment. Recently, with the developments in rapid prototyping technologies, some researchers printed and flew 3D printed UAVs, successfully. In this study, we investigate the possibility of using 3D printer technology for the manufacturing of a 3.8-m wingspan hybrid UAV. It has been observed that it is possible to manufacture bigger UAVs with this approach, which is promising in making the production of UAVs accessible to the general public.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSustainable Aviation
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages193-200
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Publication series

NameSustainable Aviation
VolumePart F4677
ISSN (Print)2730-7778
ISSN (Electronic)2730-7786

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.

Keywords

  • Hybrid UAV
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Vacuum infusion

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