The research study described concerns the design and development of an innovative airship concept which is remotely-controlled and intended to be used for monitoring, surveillance, exploration and reconnaissance missions. Two potential structural configurations have been analysed: the first consists of a dual-hull configuration, characterised by the presence of a primary support structure flanked by the two inflated sections held to the structure by appropriated bindings. The second is an exoskeletal configuration which features a single inflated section incorporating two separate elements held internally by a system of ribs. The final aim of this study is to analyse both configurations to determine the most appropriate solution in terms of performance and cost.

Innovative Unmanned Airship Structural Analysis: Dual-Hull and Exoskeletal Configurations / Cappadona, A; Lecca, R; Vazzola, Matteo; Gili, Piero; Farina, P; Surace, Cecilia. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES. - ISSN 1742-6588. - 181:1(2009), pp. 1-10. [10.1088/1742-6596/181/1/012097]

Innovative Unmanned Airship Structural Analysis: Dual-Hull and Exoskeletal Configurations

VAZZOLA, MATTEO;GILI, Piero;SURACE, Cecilia
2009

Abstract

The research study described concerns the design and development of an innovative airship concept which is remotely-controlled and intended to be used for monitoring, surveillance, exploration and reconnaissance missions. Two potential structural configurations have been analysed: the first consists of a dual-hull configuration, characterised by the presence of a primary support structure flanked by the two inflated sections held to the structure by appropriated bindings. The second is an exoskeletal configuration which features a single inflated section incorporating two separate elements held internally by a system of ribs. The final aim of this study is to analyse both configurations to determine the most appropriate solution in terms of performance and cost.
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