Comparison of Open-Source CFD Software for Aerodynamic Analysis of mini-UAV
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The objective of this paper is to compare open-source CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) software for the aerodynamic analysis of a mini-UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). When low cost analysis is necessary, open-source applications seem to be the best choice; however, the quality of the open-source software may vary. Hence, this paper includes leading candidate open-source CFD software - SU2, OpenFOAM, and Code_Saturne. PyFR and HiFiLES will be analyzed in future work. The first part of this paper shows the geometry of two mini-UAVs used for the aerodynamic analysis. In the second section, the free software is summarized and described, including the open-source CFD applications. Although this analysis is focused on small subsonic UAVs, the software can also be applicable to other categories of aircraft (e.g., gliders, large supersonic airplanes, and MAVs); however, accuracy may be different from this research. Finally, the results of the aerodynamic analysis are recorded, evaluated, and
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UAVsoftwareopen-sourcemodellingcomparisonComputational Fluid DynamicsCFDanalysisaerodynamics
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angličtina
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Comparison of Open-Source CFD Software for Aerodynamic Analysis of mini-UAV
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The objective of this paper is to compare open-source CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) software for the aerodynamic analysis of a mini-UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). When low cost analysis is necessary, open-source applications seem to be the best choice; however, the quality of the open-source software may vary. Hence, this paper includes leading candidate open-source CFD software - SU2, OpenFOAM, and Code_Saturne. PyFR and HiFiLES will be analyzed in future work. The first part of this paper shows the geometry of two mini-UAVs used for the aerodynamic analysis. In the second section, the free software is summarized and described, including the open-source CFD applications. Although this analysis is focused on small subsonic UAVs, the software can also be applicable to other categories of aircraft (e.g., gliders, large supersonic airplanes, and MAVs); however, accuracy may be different from this research. Finally, the results of the aerodynamic analysis are recorded, evaluated, and
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D - Article in proceedings
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IN - Informatics
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Publication year
2015
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S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Article name in the collection
Digital Avionics Systems Conference - Proceedings
ISBN
978-1-4799-8939-3
ISSN
2155-7195
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Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
"5E3-1"-"5E3-15"
Publisher name
IEEE Operations Center
Place of publication
Piscataway
Event location
Praha
Event date
Sep 13, 2015
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WRD - Celosvětová akce
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D - Article in proceedings
CEP
IN - Informatics
Year of implementation
2015