Analysis and study of the influence of the geometrical parameters of mini unmanned quad-rotor helicopters to optimise energy saving

The article discusses lift force generated by mini UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations were made on the base of a 3D scanned propeller model. Influence of some geometrical parameters of propeller (like velocity or pitch) and quadcopter (like gap) on lifting force was considered. Different propeller pitches were used and pitch influence on propeller lift force was analysed. Normally, lifting force will increase with the increasing of propeller pitch but for different rotation velocities, this increasing is different and in all cases, it can be approximated by a linear relationship. To obtain dependency functions, an equation for calculation of lift force given took into account the correction coefficients. This equation gave reliable results at pitch values equal to 0.3 -0.7 of the propeller diameter and at rotation velocities of 2000 min -1 -8000 min -1 .