Technical gazette, Vol. 30 No. 4, 2023.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20221004152801
Design and Development of a Remote-Control Test Bench for Remote Piloted Aircraft's Brushless Motors
Tiberius-Florian Frigioescu
; National Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines COMOTI, 220D Iuliu Maniu, 061126 Bucharest, Romania
Teodor-Adrian Badea
; National Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines COMOTI, 220D Iuliu Maniu, 061126 Bucharest, Romania
Mihaela Raluca Condruz
; National Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines COMOTI, 220D Iuliu Maniu, 061126 Bucharest, Romania
Grigore Cican
orcid.org/0000-0003-0669-8131
; Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Politehnica University of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Ionel Mîndru
; SC AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES R&D SRL, 152 Traian Street, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
The present paper is focused on designing and manufacturing a remote-control test bench for RPA's brushless motors. The main components of the testing bench (structural, mechanical and electric components) are presented, how they are coupled, and the operating principle. The test bench is characterized by five emergency systems, one manual and four automated emergency systems that can stop the test under different conditions to avoid damaging the motor. To validate the testing bench, a SK3-5045 660 kV electric motor was selected along with a carbon fibre reinforced composite propeller. It was experimentally demonstrated that the test bench was fully automated, there were measured the propulsion force, current intensity, voltage, but also the consumed power of a motor intended for an RPA. The test results were used to determine the motorization performance and power consumption of an RPA designed with four electric motors (quadcopter type).
Keywords
aircraft; brushless motors; RPAS; sensors; test bench
Hrčak ID:
305448
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Publication date:
28.6.2023.
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