Automation of conceptual design and modification of aircraft type unmanned aerial vehicles using multidisciplinary optimization and evolutionary algorithms. Part 1: Methods and models


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This paper proposes a method for selecting rational parameters for large-size aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles at the initial design stages using an optimization algorithm of differential evolution and numerical mathematical modeling of aerodynamic problems. The method assumes implementation of weight and aerodynamic balance in the main flight modes, it can consider aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles with one or two lifting surfaces, applies parallel calculations, and automatically generates a three-dimensional geometric model of the aircraft appearance based on the optimization results. A method for accelerating by more than three times the process of solving the problem of optimizing aircraft takeoff weight parameters by introducing the target function into the set of design variables is proposed and demonstrated. The results of assessing the reliability of the mathematical models used for aerodynamics and the correct calculation of the target function are presented, taking into account various constraints. A comprehensive check of the operability and effectiveness of the method were considered by solving demonstration problems by optimizing more than ten main design parameters of the appearance of two existing heavy-class unmanned aerial vehicles with known characteristics from open sources. Examples of using the optimization results to modify prototypes are provided.

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V. A. Komarov

Samara National Research University

Author for correspondence.
Email: vkomarov@ssau.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-9313-5754

Doctor of Science (Engineering), Professor, Director of Research and Education Center for Aircraft Structures

Russian Federation

O. E. Lukyanov

Samara National Research University

Email: lukyanov.oe@ssau.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3762-0249

Candidate of Science (Engineering), Associate Professor of the Department of Aircraft Construction and Design

Russian Federation

V. H. Hoang

Samara National Research University

Email: hunghoang2508@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0001-7714-0963

Postgraduate Student of the Department of Aircraft Construction and Design

Russian Federation

E. I. Kurkin

Samara National Research University

Email: kurkin.ei@ssau.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0893-9878

Candidate of Science (Engineering), Associate Professor of the Department of Aircraft Construction and Design

Russian Federation

J. G. QuijadaPioquinto

Samara National Research University

Email: hosekihada@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8225-1732

Postgraduate Student of the Department of Aircraft Construction and Design

Russian Federation

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