Deformation measurement system for UAV components to improve their safe operation

Abstract

The paper presents the authors’ method and test rig for performing the deformation analysis of unmanned aircraft fuselages. To conduct the analysis, the DIC system was used, as well as a test rig designed and constructed by the authors, equipped with a dedicated control and load control system. The article presents a description of the research capabilities of the test rig developed for testing the deformation of unmanned aircraft fuselages. Due to the specific operating conditions of the designed fuselage, the test rig developed allows the simulation of loads corresponding to different flight conditions. In addition, it is possible to change the forces acting on the fuselage simultaneously for all servos or each of them separately. Finally, results showing the displacement of component control points for the considered fuselage versions are presented. The tests carried out using the developed test rig allowed the verification of the maximum deformations.

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“…Flight analysis is a prevalent topic in world literature, with a particular focus on flight safety, constituting the primary theme of most publications. Authors delve into the analysis of human factor (Kelly & Efthymiou, 2019;Amalberti & Wioland, 2020), the potential for detecting flight anomalies (Sheridan et al, 2020;Wei et al, 2023;Kosacki & Tomczyk, 2022), diagnosing faults (Su et al, 2023), and identifying defects in both manned and unmanned aircraft (Chen et al, 2020;Czyż et al, 2023;Leško et al, 2023). Many publications also address ecological concerns and the minimization of negative impacts on the natural environment, even during the aircraft design stage (Parolin et al, 2021).…”