TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kostić, Ivan
AU  - Tanović, Dragoljub
AU  - Kostić, Olivera
AU  - Abubaker, Ahmed Ali Irhayim
AU  - Simonović, Aleksandar
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://machinery.mas.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/7713
AB  - Purpose: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with remote and/or automated flight and mission controls have replaced airplanes with pilots in many important roles. This study aims to deal with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis and development of the aerodynamic configuration of a multi-purpose UAV for low and medium altitudes. The main aerodynamic requirement was the application of the tandem wing (TW) concept, where both wings generate a positive lift and act as primary lifting devices. Design/methodology/approach: Initial design analyses of the UAV’s aerodynamic configuration were performed using ANSYS Fluent. In previous work in Fluent, the authors established a calculation model that has been verified by experiments and, with minor adjustments, could be applied for subsonic, transonic and supersonic flow analyses. Findings: The design evolved through eight development configurations, where the latest V8 satisfied all the posted longitudinal aerodynamic requirements. Both wings generate a substantial amount of positive lift, whereas the initial stall occurs first on the front wing, generating a natural nose-down stall recovery tendency. In the cruising flight regime, this configuration has the desired range of longitudinal static stability and its centre of pressure is in close proximity to the centre of gravity. Practical implications: The intermediate development version V8 with proper longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics presents a good starting point for future development steps that will involve the optimization of lateral-directional aerodynamics. Originality/value: Using contemporary CFD tools, a novel and original TW aerodynamic configuration have evolved within eight development stages, not being based on or derived from any existing designs.
PB  - Emerald Publishing
T2  - Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
T1  - Initial development of tandem wing UAV aerodynamic configuration
EP  - 441
IS  - 3
SP  - 431
VL  - 95
DO  - 10.1108/AEAT-06-2022-0149
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Kostić, Ivan and Tanović, Dragoljub and Kostić, Olivera and Abubaker, Ahmed Ali Irhayim and Simonović, Aleksandar",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Purpose: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with remote and/or automated flight and mission controls have replaced airplanes with pilots in many important roles. This study aims to deal with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis and development of the aerodynamic configuration of a multi-purpose UAV for low and medium altitudes. The main aerodynamic requirement was the application of the tandem wing (TW) concept, where both wings generate a positive lift and act as primary lifting devices. Design/methodology/approach: Initial design analyses of the UAV’s aerodynamic configuration were performed using ANSYS Fluent. In previous work in Fluent, the authors established a calculation model that has been verified by experiments and, with minor adjustments, could be applied for subsonic, transonic and supersonic flow analyses. Findings: The design evolved through eight development configurations, where the latest V8 satisfied all the posted longitudinal aerodynamic requirements. Both wings generate a substantial amount of positive lift, whereas the initial stall occurs first on the front wing, generating a natural nose-down stall recovery tendency. In the cruising flight regime, this configuration has the desired range of longitudinal static stability and its centre of pressure is in close proximity to the centre of gravity. Practical implications: The intermediate development version V8 with proper longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics presents a good starting point for future development steps that will involve the optimization of lateral-directional aerodynamics. Originality/value: Using contemporary CFD tools, a novel and original TW aerodynamic configuration have evolved within eight development stages, not being based on or derived from any existing designs.",
publisher = "Emerald Publishing",
journal = "Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology",
title = "Initial development of tandem wing UAV aerodynamic configuration",
pages = "441-431",
number = "3",
volume = "95",
doi = "10.1108/AEAT-06-2022-0149"
}

Kostić, I., Tanović, D., Kostić, O., Abubaker, A. A. I.,& Simonović, A.. (2023). Initial development of tandem wing UAV aerodynamic configuration. in Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
Emerald Publishing., 95(3), 431-441.
https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-06-2022-0149

Kostić I, Tanović D, Kostić O, Abubaker AAI, Simonović A. Initial development of tandem wing UAV aerodynamic configuration. in Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology. 2023;95(3):431-441.
doi:10.1108/AEAT-06-2022-0149 .

Kostić, Ivan, Tanović, Dragoljub, Kostić, Olivera, Abubaker, Ahmed Ali Irhayim, Simonović, Aleksandar, "Initial development of tandem wing UAV aerodynamic configuration" in Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 95, no. 3 (2023):431-441,
https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-06-2022-0149 . .