An automatic test complex for unmanned aerial vehicle engines

Abstract

One of the most important components of an aircraft ground testing infrastructure is hardware and software test benches with complete or partial imitation of the aircraft in complex, on-board electronic equipment and controls. The development and debugging of such complexes is a complicated problem. The solution for this problem is presented in in the form of the automatic test complex for unmanned aerial vehicle engines and propulsion devices mounted on the Gough–Stewart platform manipulator. The complex is based on the modular measuring platform and also includes a set of various sensitive elements for forces, vibration, speed, torque, video and sound registration. The article also describes the procedure for one of the functional assessment stages of the U AV engine test complex, notably, the assessment of the tensometric measurement accuracy. Further development of the complex associated with the software implementation of atmosphere, wind turbulence models and modules for preliminary formation of test scenarios-UAV flight paths.