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US 2026/0307775 A1Published application
High-Efficiency UAV Flight Apparatus Integrating Gurney Flap and Distributed Propulsion System
AssigneeNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
InventorsKim Boon LUA, Pin Wei CHIANG
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a high-efficiency UAV flight apparatus that integrates a Gurney flap with a distributed propulsion system. By introducing the Gurney flap into the distributed propulsion system, this invention improves aerodynamic efficiency and enhances the overall performance of the propulsion system, thereby addressing the efficiency limitations present in existing UAV systems.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle flight apparatus, comprising:
- a fixed wing, wherein said fixed wing comprising a NACA4415 airfoil;
- a Gurney flap, wherein said Gurney flap being a long thin flat plate structure, installed on a pressure side of a trailing edge of said fixed wing, perpendicular to a chord length;
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- a plurality of distributed propulsion systems, wherein said plurality of distributed propulsion systems being composed of a plurality of every single distributed propulsion system, and said plurality of distributed propulsion systems are distributed and installed along a leading edge of said fixed wing.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle flight apparatus having a Gurney flap and a distributed propulsion system, comprising:
- a fixed wing, wherein said fixed wing comprising a NACA4415 airfoil;
- a Gurney flap, wherein said Gurney flap being a long thin flat plate structure, installed on a pressure side of a trailing edge of said fixed wing, perpendicular to a chord length;
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- a plurality of distributed propulsion systems, wherein said plurality of distributed propulsion systems being composed of a plurality of every single distributed propulsion system, said plurality of distributed propulsion systems are distributed installed along a leading edge of said fixed wing.
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