Open AccessPOWER UNITS AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN UAV
Author(s) -
Leszek Cwojdziński,
Mariusz Adamski
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
aviation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.239
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1822-4180
pISSN - 1648-7788
DOI - 10.3846/16487788.2014.865938
Subject(s) - propulsion , automotive engineering , piston (optics) , power (physics) , jet engine , turbine , process (computing) , jet propulsion , electric power system , computer science , aerospace engineering , combustion , aeronautics , engineering , physics , optics , wavefront , quantum mechanics , operating system , chemistry , organic chemistry
One of the major tasks in the process of designing future unmanned aerial vehicles is the appropriate choice of a propulsion system and a power source. Depending on the role and size of a given UAV, the following engines are used: electric, jet, turbine and piston (combustion). The following paper also analyses the faultiness of UAVs. Moreover, the most appropriate propulsion systems and power sources depending on the type and description of the mission performed by a UAV are recommended.