Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Innovative Approaches in Additive Manufacturing Congress, Ankara, Türkiye, 16 Temmuz 2021, ss.164
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
are non-pilot objects that can be controlled by remote control. These vehicles
are used in many areas such as defense, logistics, health, civil and
commercial. Unmanned aerial vehicles are divided into two basic classes as
mobile and fixed wing. In this study, rotary wing quadcopter (4 wing drone)
design will be introduced. A quadcopter consists of the fuselage, control
board, motor, electronic speed controllers, propellers and receiver system. Unmanned
aerial vehicles can move on the map using the difference in rotational speed
between the front and rear propellers. UAVs are manufactured in different ways
depending on the purpose of use. The development and widespread use of 3D
printers creates an alternative for UAV production. With this technology,
unique and customized UAVs can be produced easily. However, these vehicles must
also meet the strength, weight and cost criteria. In this study, an unmanned
aerial vehicle design that can be produced with 3D printers was made using the
Voronoi diagram. Product weight is reduced by evacuating the volume from the
UAV body with the Voronoi diagram. 3D modeling, voronoi diagram drawing,
analysis processes were made with Fusion 360 program. As a result of the tests
on the model, it has been seen that 3D printers are an effective and efficient
production tool for UAV body production. With the Voronoi diagram, the product
weight has been reduced by approximately 29% without compromising the static
strength properties. Thus, lighter and naturally shaped unmanned aerial
vehicles can be produced. In addition, 3D printers provide great convenience in
the production of products modeled with Voronoi diagram.