COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) AIDED DESIGN OF A MULTI-ROTOR FLYING ROBOT FOR LOCATING SOURCES OF PARTICULATE MATTER POLLUTION
Grzegorz SUCHANEK
suchanek@agh.edu.plAGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Department of Power Systems and Environmental Protection Facilities, Krakow, (Poland)
Roman FILIPEK
AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Department of Power Systems and Environmental Protection Facilities, Krakow (Poland)
Abstract
The use of flying robots for various environmental protection issues is a very important and current research topic. Designing a dedicated multi-rotor flying robot is necessary for the efficient and automated localization of sources of air pollution, especially solid particles. In particular, one of the most important requirements that must be met by such a robot is its appropriate impact on the measurement process, i.e., increasing the sensitivity of sensors or reducing the interference. This is particularly difficult because its rotating rotors introduce significant disturbances to the surrounding fluid. In these studies, the design process is supported by the creation of a mathematical flow model and a series of analyzes to optimize the PM measurement system. The model is built using the finite-volume method in ANSYS Fluent software and steady-state RANS averaging. First, a flow field model with one propeller was modeled and its parameters identified by comparison with the results from the dedicated original dynamometer stand -- characteristics of the propeller performance. On the basis of the simulations and measurement of one rotor, subsequent systems of the highest practical importance are built. The effect of that design process was the preparation and testing of a functional robot prototype. The field parameter distributions resulting from the analyzes, in particular the turbulence intensity, allow one to propose a criterion on the basis of which both the best rotor configuration and localization of sensors are selected.
Keywords:
Computational Fluid Dynamics, PM Pollution, Propeller Aerodynamics, Multi-rotor Robot DesignReferences
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Grzegorz SUCHANEKsuchanek@agh.edu.pl
AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Department of Power Systems and Environmental Protection Facilities, Krakow, Poland
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Roman FILIPEKAGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Department of Power Systems and Environmental Protection Facilities, Krakow Poland
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