Design of a fixed-wing drone for blood packet delivery applications (#806)

Authors

Carlos, Espinoza

Jorge, Villasante

Vinces, Leonardo

Abstract

This paper proposes a fixed-wing drone design for blood packages delivery applications to solve the slow and inefficient transport system of blood units for transfusions in emergency operations in regions surrounding Lima, Peru. What is sought in this project is the structural stability of a drone to carry a maximum load of 5 kg, which will deliver parcels through an autonomously operated drop-down cabin-box. The design consists of a series of sequential steps. First, the design of the wing assembly, which mainly involves the definition of the wing profiles; analysis of the forces and moments of the schematic composition of a fixed-wing drone; and location/measurements of the drone's wing and tail. Second, the de-sign of the fuselage and cockpit-deployable box maintaining the location/measurements of the wing configuration. Finally, the static-dynamic structural analysis to evaluate the state of stress of the drone structures subjected to constant forces in the flight time. This evaluation looks for a configuration in which all the loads and forces of the mechanism are balanced.