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This paper summarizes the final project of undergraduate student of the faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the DTU, New Delhi, India. The project’s aim is to design, build, test and fly a solar powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Integrating solar energy into modern aircraft technology has been a topic of interest and has received a lot of attention from researchers over the last two decades. A few among the many potential applications of this technology are the possibility of continuous self-sustained flight for purposes such as information relay, surveillance and monitoring. The use of UAS is increasing rapidly due to the reduced production and operating cost compared to the large conventional aircraft.

Keywords

Solar Powered UAV; Solar Panel Area; UAV; Design.

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