Euclid sUAV Handling Qualities Evaluation Through Flight Simulation, Using Cooper-Harper Handing Qualities Rating Scale

Abstract

This article briefly presents the design steps, from the conceptual design up to flight simulation of the Euclid 3D printed small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (sUAV). The use of valid tools and proper methodology implementation is essential throughout this entire path to render the aircraft’s kinematics properly in the flight simulator. The primary object of study in this article is the Euclid sUAV handling qualities evaluation through flight simulation, using Cooper-Harper Handing Qualities Rating Scale. A novel methodology consisting of eighteen flight tests is presented, each one evaluating a certain flight procedure. For each procedure, performing instructions are provided. This methodology can be used either as is, or modified, to evaluate the handling qualities of similar sUAV’s. Furthermore, a full video of the procedure is given for validation and replication purposes. The results from the application of the 18-step procedure for the Euclid sUAV, indicated that all scores fluctuated in the (1-3) score region. These score region is translated as satisfactory handling qualities, without improvement needed to the system, according to Cooper-Harper Handing Qualities Rating Scale.

Keywords

UAV / Handling qualities / Evaluation / Cooper-Harper Handing Qualities Rating Scale

Supplementary Materials

The following supporting information can be found at: https://www.sciepublish.com/article/pii/885, Video S1: The process of evaluating the Euclid UAV using the proposed methodology.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, I.K.K.; Methodology, I.K.K.; Software, I.K.K.; Validation, I.K.S.; Formal Analysis, I.K.S.; Investigation, I.K.S.; Resources, I.K.K.; Data Curation, I.K.K.; Writing—Original Draft Preparation, I.K.K.; Writing—Review & Editing, I.K.S.; Visualization, I.K.K.; Supervision, I.K.S.; Project Administration, I.K.S.

Ethics Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Research data is available by request to the corresponding author.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Declaration of Competing Interest

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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