Blended Wing Body Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (BWB UAV) Kieran Lee Professors Mostafa El-Sayed, Fidel Khouli, and Fred Nitzche 2018-2019 Project Overview • Peregine-1 UAV 2 DESIGNS • Peregrine-2 UAV • Blended-Wing-Body Configuration • 3D Printing 4 UNIQUE • Multiscale Design Optimization FEATURES • Autonomous Flight • Design • Build • Test 4 GOALS • Fly https://www.cybera.ca/news-and-events/tech-radar/the-wonderful-world-of-3d-printing, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFC701BaCBk, https://www.shutterstock.com/nb/video/clip-4301774-airplane-wing-tested-wind-tunnel, https://www.wired.com/2010/04/nasas-mini-x-plane-completes-initial-flight-testing/ Blended Wing Body (BWB) Configuration Flying Wing Conventional Aircraft Blended Wing Body Aircraft 3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_wing, https://www.businessinsider.com/bombardier-c-series-37-billion-air-canada-order-falls-short-of-endorsement-it-needs-2016-2, https://ysjournal.com/beyond-the-dreamliner-blended-wing-body-aircraft/ Blended Wing Body (BWB) Configuration Real-World Applications Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk BAE Systems PLC Taranis Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS 4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_B-2_Spirit ,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk, https://21stcenturyasianarmsrace.com/2014/07/14/the-drone-index-bae-systems-taranis/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_X-47B Blended Wing Body (BWB) Configuration Potential Benefits for Civil Aviation http://www.twitt.org/BWBBowers.html 5 Blended Wing Body (BWB) Configuration Potential Benefits for Civil Aviation Reduced Noise -33 % -12 % -17 % -6 % (Over-wing Wetted Direct Greenhouse Engines, Area to Gross Operational Gas streamlined Volume Weight Cost Emissions body) Ratio Increased +21 % Passenger +20 % Fuel Capacity Maximum Efficiency Lift-to-Drag Ratio 6 Multiscale Design Optimization and 3D Printing MSDO 3D Printing • Reduced component weight • Reduced material wastage • Increased load-carrying capacity • Allows for rapid implementation of design • Tailoring for specific load cases and stiffnesses changes • Enables use of MSDO 7 Peregrine-1 UAV Concept Peregrine-2 UAV Concept Blended Wing Body Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (BWB UAV) Progress to Date YEAR PROGRESS/OBJECTIVE • Design of Peregrine-1 and Peregrine-2* 1 (2017-2018) • Preliminary analysis of Peregrine-1* • Review of Peregrine-1 design* 2 (2018-2019) • Analysis of Peregrine-1* • Manufacturing and flight-testing of Peregrine-1* • Review Peregrine-2 design 3 (2019-2020) • Analysis of Peregrine-2 • Manufacturing and flight-testing of Peregrine-2 • Addition of VTOL capability to Peregrine-1 4 (2020-2021) • Expand payload capabilities • Explore VTOL capability for Peregrine-2 * Denotes items that have been completed or that are in progress Bombardier Design Review • Visit to Bombardier’s facilities in Montreal • Present progress to Bombardier advanced design group • Network with professionals at Bombardier Aerospace • Tour Bombardier Completion Center for Global and Challenger families Project Team Positions NASTRAN / PATRAN Loads Engineering Project Integration* Advanced Design ANSYS Workbench / Master-lines Engineering ANSYS Fluent Aerodynamics Engineering Wind Tunnel Engineering Control Laws Systems Engineering Performance Engineering ALTAIR Hyperworks Structure/Stress Engineering Manufacturing Engineering * Project integrator also takes on a technical role Question Period Email any additional questions to: [email protected].