Eventos Anais de eventos
COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Utilization of an Arduino® microcontroller for dynamic thrust measurement of a powertrain assembly used in a SAE aero design aircraft
Submission Author:
Gutembergy Diniz , RN
Co-Authors:
Gutembergy Diniz, Prince Azsembergh Nogueira de Carvalho, Marciel Bezerra de Moura , Giovanna Fin, Pedro Bruno Nogueira da Silva, Mateus Duarte, Zoroastro Vilar
Presenter: Zoroastro Vilar
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-2484
Abstract
The amount of thrust a powertrain assembly provides to the moving aircraft varies with speed, and it is very important for the design of aircraft like those used in SAE aero design competitions. Many teams conduct their tests using wind tunnels, which is the most specific but less accessible method. These can also be carried out more quickly and cheaply with the help of a pickup truck, where the running train is subjected to a flow of air from the movement of the vehicle, bringing the test closer to the wind tunnel conditions. In order to increase the accuracy of the test performed in a pickup vehicle, an Arduino® microcontroller in conjunction with a load cell was implemented. The workbench equipped with the microcontroller and load cell obtained results different from the literature, but more reliable to the project, since the model tested is the one that most closely approximates the real model used in aeronautical aircraft, improving its reliability and accuracy, as well as making it an alternative to obtain dynamic thrust in powertrains.
Keywords
SAE aero design, Dynamic thrust, Arduino® microcontroller
