Flight trajectory modelling and flight path prediction of an unmanned aerial vehicle for the New Zealand Defence Force and the Defence Technology Agency. ...
Volcanic ash has the potential to significantly damage aircraft components, leading to engine failure on a catastrophic level. Between 1953 and 2009, there were 129 reported incidents of aircraft encountering volcanic ash. During the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010, the International Civil Aviatio...
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University of Canterbury
2022
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.26021/14171 https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/105076 |
| Summary: | Volcanic ash has the potential to significantly damage aircraft components, leading to engine failure on a catastrophic level. Between 1953 and 2009, there were 129 reported incidents of aircraft encountering volcanic ash. During the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010, the International Civil Aviation Organisation released recommended guidelines for all aircraft to take all actions to avoid volcanic ash. The NZDF provides aerial safety analysis and key information for civil aviation in and around New Zealand airspace, requiring key data around volcanic ash quantities in the atmosphere and its composition. The motivation for this thesis was to gain understanding and develop the tools required to analyse the capability of a low-cost UAV used by the NZDF to sample high-altitude volcanic ash during a natural disaster. This thesis addresses aerodynamic analysis, flight path modelling, flight simulation, and key environmental considerations. This research built on work already conducted by the DTA, around design ... |
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