Application of computer aided tools and methods for unmanned cargo aircraft design

Nowadays, novel construction materials, more efficient power supplies and advanced artificial intelligence algorithms allow one to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in various fields of life. One of the biggest events promoting this idea is the Air Cargo Challenge (ACC) competition. In this paper the motivation for ACC participation and the overall procedure of CAD aided UAV design are presented. The nonlinear aircraft model as well as Computational Fluid Dynamic simulations are discussed. Finally, some details concerning designed UAV prototype are revealed.