A conceptual design for a remotely piloted vehicle to be used for ozone research above 80,000 feet was developed as part of the one-semester NASA/Universities Space Research Association Aerospace Design course at Case Western Reserve University in Fall 1989. The O-Three design team chose as its mission requirements a cruise altitude of 100,000 ft, a range of 1000 n.m., an endurance of 6 hrs., a 1000 lb payload, and a power to payload of 2 kW. These are based on the Boeing requirements for an ozone research vehicle. In addition, the vehicle should not be restricted to operation over any particular global location. Efforts were made to minimize atmospheric contamination that might increase the rate of ozone depletion and cause discrepancies in data accuracy. Design was not limited to today's level of technology. The design team was divided into four groups: aerodynamics, structures, stability, and control. The specifications and performance estimates for cruise at altitude are given in tabular form.
O-Three: A High Altitude, Remotely Piloted Vehicle
1990
4 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Meteorological Data Collection, Analysis, & Weather , Atmospheric chemistry , High altitude , Ozone depletion , Remotely piloted vehicles , Research vehicles , Monitors , Ozone , Aerodynamic stability , Contamination , Estimates , Mission planning , Payloads , Position (Location) , Tables (Data)
NTIS | 1978
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