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Investigations into Load Spectra of UAVS Aircraft

Rodzewicz M., Głowacki D.

Fatigue of Aircraft Structures

2013

Iss. 5

40--52

The paper contains a description of a novel approach to the load spectra estimation applied to UAVs. The authors have developed a number of tools in the LabVIEW environment enabling an in-depth analysis of flight-log data. One major achievement was the separation of the load spectra induced by steering and the load spectra induced by turbulence. The authors have shown a significant influence of both of the main load sources on the fatigue life of the UAV airframe, calculated based on the P-M hypothesis. This approach to fatigue testing of composite UAV airframes needs to take into account the rate of load variations as these may affect the fatigue life of tested structures. The paper presents several schemes of calculation algorithms and a number of well-illustrated examples of the tests and investigations results.

Airworthiness Tests of the UAV Structure − Fatigue Issues

Rodzewicz M.

Fatigue of Aircraft Structures

2012

Iss. 4

82--93

The paper presents investigations undertaken in order to support developing the UAV airworthiness requirements, in particular those concerning fatigue aspects. Knowledge about UAVs load spectra is of vital importance for fatigue issues. The results of preliminary research are presented in this paper. A description of the load spectrum processing is given, starting from filtering the input-data, and then either counting the load signal transfers or implementing the Rainflow Counting algorithm and presenting the results in the form of a transfer array or halfcycles array. This description is illustrated by three examples of flight tests of 4-meter class UAVs, designed at Warsaw University of Technology. They concern flights controlled in a manual and automatic way in order to show differences between the LSs for such control modes. Besides the LS processing, a method for statistical analysis of load spectra from several flights is also presented to address the important problem of LS dispersion. Finally, there are shown selected tests of the UAV structure elements for which load spectra may have a crucial importance.