Study of the application of smart materials on flexible wing UAV

• Main Author: Ng, Jian Wern
• Other Authors: Shian Lee
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Control engineering; DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering::Aircraft; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Motor vehicles; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Prototyping
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64585
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In recent years, UAV has been popular in the military and homeland security field for recon and surveillance purposes, with occasional search and rescue mission. However, conventional UAVs are expensive, heavy and bulky. Nonetheless, it requires more than one crew to operate it. With the demand of s...