The novelty of researching in the area of tilt-drones it to find new solutions to these complex systems and make them more efficient. This design process consists of five phases to complete a successful design of a Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (uXJAV) tilt-wing drone. These phases include defining a flight mission, wing shape and aspect ratio selection, constraint of design and weight estimation, wing design which includes airfoil selection and aerodynamic analysis, and selection of an actuation mechanism. By defining a flight mission, flight times, speeds, and maneuvers are presented as requirements that the design of the tilt-drone must meet. Once defining the mission is completed, the selection of the optimum wing shape and aspect ratio are specified based on maneuvers and flight modes. To determine the wing loading and other constraints, an analytical method is applied. Similarly, the weight estimation for the entire ul'AV including electrical and structural components are also estimated by using analytical methods. An aerodynamic analysis is then conducted to find the optimal airfoil and its flight characteristics. The selection of an actuation mechanism is carried out by mechanical design and experimental analysis. This design process of a tilt-wing bioinspired micro unmanned aerial vehicle impacts and simplifies the complexity of the design of tilt-wing drones. It was found that for this particular design, the wing shape has an aspect ratio of 6.8 with a wing span of 2.2m using AG 26 as the wing cross-section.
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