Unmanned aerial vehicle future project study

Abstract

With the publication of the first French regulation of the Civil UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) immersion into the French territory, some companies have decided to invest in this area. This document is the report of the work performed during the internship which consisted in a future project study of a Civil UAV. The study takes in consideration the main steps of a common iterative aircraft design process; nevertheless, due to the reduced size of this aircraft, new ideas and methods are applied following the maximum level of rationality. The project defines the set of top level requirements for the aircraft as well as a first approach of the UAV design. Moreover, it defines the sequences to be followed in further design iterations.