Baitlessov, RuslanMyrzakhmet, AitbekSharipov, Kuanysh2018-11-012018-11-012017-04Baitlessov, Ruslan; Myrzakhmet, Aitbek; Sharipov, Kuanysh. (2017) Designing and building a hybrid (electric/ic) UAV. Nazarbayev University School of Engineering.http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3598In comparison with conventional internal combustion (IC) engine power trains, a hybrid electric propulsion system with two or more energy sources has proved to be a more effective in terms of pollution rate, and a reduction of heat release and sound effects. For applications of hybrid electric/IC propulsion to vehicles and especially military, it has been demonstrated that considerable improvement of energy use by reducing fuel consumption required for basic functions occurs. Due to these factors, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) may be adopted to civil service as well. This might include detecting and monitoring disaster, hazards, and environment conditions, and reserving backup power for emergency. Based on the above information, this Capstone Project aims to develop the design a prototype of an economical and practical small scale tilt-rotor UAV, with emphasis on good performance characteristics, including high endurance, a rotor-tilting mechanism, payload capacity and vertical to horizontal transition stability. The main focus was on optimizing the aerodynamic parameters of fixed-wing prototype and combining the hovering abilities of a multi-rotor UAV. The CAD model built in SolidWorks, computational analysis and simulations of the vehicle performance in Ansys CFX related to this project are delivered as well. In addition, laboratory work was done in order to check performance of both the engine and generator.enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United Statesinternal combustion (IC)engine power trainsunmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)Capstone Project