Mini Glider Design and Implementation with Wing-Folding Mechanism

Mini Glider Design and Implementation with Wing-Folding Mechanism

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This paper describes a mini unmanned glider’s design, simulation, and manufacturing with a novel wing-folding mechanism.The mini-glider is designed for CanSat competition, which has a theme of a Mars glider concept with atmosphere data acquisition.The aim is to facilitate the transportation of the glider and to Trigun land it on the destination point by following strict rules.Having a light and compact design is important since it uses power for the transmission of sensory data only.Dimensions of the glider is produced with a wingspan that is 440 mm and a length of 304 mm.

The wings can be stowed in a fixed size container that has a diameter of 125 mm and a height of 310 mm.Its weight is only 144 g and it can increase up to 500 g maximum with a payload.The mechanism, which includes springs and neodymium N48 grade magnets for a wing-folding system, is capable of being DVI ready in 98 ms for gliding after separating from its container.The mini-glider is capable of telemetering, communicating, and conducting other sensory operations autonomously during the flight.