BIO-MIMICRY STUDIES OF AQUATIC SPECIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR HYDROGEN ELECTRIC AUTONOMOUS UNDER WATER VEHICLES AND AUTONOMOUS AHIBORNE VEHICLES (sHeUAVssHe'AAVs)

摘要

We have developed an un-manned solar hydrogen electric (UAV or drone) air sampling air ship and a drone solar hydrogen electric water sampling boat. The air craft was designed from data derived from the fluid dynamics of the manta ray (Manta birostris) and bio-mimicry studies of cartilaginous and telostean fishes. The aircraft has a wing span of 6m and a head to tail length of 4 m. It utilizes Mylar balloons with a total volume of 6.2 m~3 and has a lift capacity of 30 kg (Dragonfly Innovations Inc.,2108 St. George Ave., Saskatoon, SK S7MOK7, Canada). The body mass of the craft is 30 kg. The ventral surface of the craft is covered with bubble wrap and the dorsal surface with nylon (Goodwind' kites, 222 Anderson Rd, Unit B, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 USA). The internal framework or skeleton consist of carbon fiber tubes with an outer diameter of 6.25 x 10~2 m diameter (Goodwind' kites). A 0.3 m x 1.858 m strip of ultra thin solar panel with a capacity of 1.2 amperes and 15.4 V is one source of energy. Other sources of energy are a wind hydrogen electric reactor, a solar hydrogen electric reactor and a rechargeable battery. The minimal kinetic energy out put of the aircraft is 6.25 x 10~3 J.