Hier kommt der Banner hin
Update
The DBF competition could not take place in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Instead we visited the Team from Graz in Autumn 2020
Description
“design, fabricate, and demonstrate the flight capabilities of an unmanned, electric powered, radio controlled aircraft”
- Organised by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
- >100 internationale Teams
- New ruleset every year
Wichita, Kansas
2020
Kontakt unter
dbf@addi.rwth-aachen.de
What were the competition rules?
Required documents
– Design Report
Mandatory inspections
- Tech inspection (check of theoretical airworthiness)
Mission 1:
- Three laps
– Points: 1
Mission 2:
- Timed passenger and cargo transport (3 laps)
– Score: 1 + [N_(#passengers/time)/max(passengers/time)]
Mission 3:
- Flight with banner (10 minutes)
– Points: 2 + [N_(#rounds * banner length) / max_(#rounds * banner length)]
Ground Mission:
– Be- und Endladen der Passagiere
–Punkte: [min_zeit/team_zeit]
Total score = design report score * sun(mission scores)
What were the competition rules?
- Maximum wingspan 1.524m
- Passenger weight 115g
- Payload weight 28g
- Banner length to width ratio 5:1
- Maximum battery size 200Wh
– Design Report
Mandatory inspections
- Tech inspection (check of theoretical airworthiness)
Mission 1:
- Three laps
– Points: 1
Mission 2:
- Timed passenger and cargo transport (3 laps)
– Score: 1 + [N_(#passengers/time)/max(passengers/time)]
Mission 3:
- Flight with banner (10 minutes)
– Points: 2 + [N_(#rounds * banner length) / max_(#rounds * banner length)]
Ground Mission:
– Be- und Endladen der Passagiere
–Punkte: [min_zeit/team_zeit]
Total score = design report score * sun(mission scores)
What were the competition rules?
- Maximum wingspan 1.524m
- Passenger weight 115g
- Payload weight 28g
- Banner length to width ratio 5:1
- Maximum battery size 200Wh
Our competition preparations
Thanks to our previous participation in the DBF 2019 competition, we were able to take away many insights and new ideas. For the next competition, we have decided to build more prototypes and try out new things. The subsystems are to be tested earlier, and the use of the banner is also to be analysed with the help of a wind tunnel test and thus improved. We are also trying to complete more test flights in order to improve times and tackle potential problems at an earlier stage, and this time the fuselage of the aircraft will be made of carbon fibre and the wing will be a carbon fibre sandwich construction. In general, the model aircraft will be optimised for speed and manoeuvrability.
Contact
Do you have question regarding the project or want to join us? Send us an email and get in touch.
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