Design & manufacturing
UAV Performance Design & Testing
- Start date
- February 2025
- End date
- August 2025
I worked on aerofoil design, aerodynamic analysis and test planning for a surveillance UAV. The project targeted a 2 kg payload, two-hour endurance and 60 km/h, linking the aerodynamic configuration to a defined surveillance mission.
- My role
- Aerofoil design, analysis and test planning
- Project
- Design & manufacturing
- Tools
- Not specified in the supplied material
- Methods
- Aerodynamic analysis · Geometry refinement · Test planning
Project Brief
The surveillance UAV was developed around a 2 kg payload, 2-hour endurance and 60 km/h performance target. These figures describe the design objectives, not verified performance results.
My Contribution
I led aerofoil design, analysis and test planning, refining the geometry, angle of attack and aerodynamic configuration against the project targets.
Aerodynamic Development
I refined the aerofoil geometry, angle of attack and aerodynamic configuration against the payload, endurance and speed targets.
Geometry and configuration
My design and analysis work focused on the aerofoil and its aerodynamic configuration.
Performance objectives
The payload, endurance and speed requirements provided the design targets. They were not verified flight-performance results.
Test Planning
Wind-tunnel and flight tests were planned to assess lift, drag, stability, speed and endurance. Detailed test data and build documentation will be added when available.
Outcome
My contribution covered aerofoil refinement, aerodynamic analysis and a plan for assessing lift, drag, stability, speed and endurance. Completed wind-tunnel and flight-test results are not yet documented in this case study.
Engineering Competencies
I connected a mission brief to aerodynamic design decisions and planned the evidence needed to assess performance.
Requirements-led design
I worked from explicit payload, endurance and speed objectives when refining the geometry.
Verification planning
I planned wind-tunnel and flight testing around the aerodynamic and operational quantities to be assessed.