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2015-03-24 13:05
Flight Test of Small Unmanned Air Vehicle Propelled by Microwave Power Transmission Takaaki Matsumoto, Koichi Yonemoto (Kyutech), Kozo Yamashita, Satoshi Watanabe (Salesian Polytechnic), Tomohiko Mitani, Naoki Shinohara, Masashi Iwashimizu (Kyoto University), Akito Kawasoe, Itaru Tamai, Gaku Sasaki, Koyo Matsuzaki (Kyutech) WPT2014-93 |
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Kyushu Institute of Technology has researched on Mars flight exploration flight system utilizing microwave power transmission. This study aims at design, prototype production and performance tests of a small unmanned aerial vehicle. The performance of rectenna, propulsion system, and aircraft were tested in the anechoic radio wave chamber of A-METLAB at the RISH (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere) of Kyoto University. The received power of the rectennas mounted to the aircraft was measured, and it was not enough to obtain the thrust for the level flight. The static thrust of the propulsion systems for the aircraft were evaluated. The aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft was calculated by the gliding flight test. Finally, powered flight using battery was conducted and succeeded. Based on the results, the improvement plan of the microwave powered aircraft was proposed. |
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Microwave Power Transmission / Unmanned Aerial Vehicle / Mars Exploration Flight System / Rectenna / / / / |
| Reference Info. |
IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 114, no. 524, WPT2014-93, pp. 1-4, March 2015. |
| Paper # |
WPT2014-93 |
| Date of Issue |
2015-03-17 (WPT) |
| ISSN |
Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685 Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380 |
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