Banco de ensaios de um gerador elétrico para um veículo aéreo não tripulado (VANT)

Abstract

Remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), also know as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have emerged as a versatile and low-cost alternative for carrying out certain activities, mainly in the field agriculture, either in mapping the application area or for the pesticide application. However, despite a growing market, there is still a certain scarcity or lack of equipment for certain applications, with the need to adapt existing products or in the construction of new equipment. Considering these facts, this work presents the use of a test bench for the design of an electric generator for a UAV whose purpose is an application of agricultural pesticides, which is being developed by students of the Aerospace Engineering course at the Federal University. from Santa Maria. A brief contextualization of the project in question is made and which steps are included in the scope of this work. The main contribution is the characterization of how brushless DC motors would work for this application, aiming to use the electric generator as starting motor for the aircraft, as well as being able to generate electric energy for charging the batteries.