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UAV Wing Structure with 3D Printed PLA Filament Wing Spar

Mohammad Alif Maarif Mabbrur, Hafidz El Amien N. P., Novia Sari Syaifer, Arif Hidayat and Sayyid Fawwaz Nadzir
Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Abstract— Polylactic Acid (PLA) filament is one of the organic polymers that commonly wide-used in making a model by using a 3D Print method. This material can be applied on the UAV wing structure, by using semi- monocoque structure concept. The sizes of the wing structure components are determined by the forces acting on the wing itself, and derived into shear and bending moment stresses, so it created an optimum semi-monocoque structure to carry the load. This paper discusses the use of 3D printed PLA filaments for spars on the acrobatic UAV in order to optimize vehicle weight.

Index Terms— UAV, semi-monocoque wing structure, Polylactic Acid filament, 3D print, lightweight structure

Cite: Mohammad Alif Maarif Mabbrur, Hafidz El Amien N. P., Novia Sari Syaifer, Arif Hidayat and Sayyid Fawwaz Nadzir, "UAV Wing Structure with 3D Printed PLA Filament Wing Spar" International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 464-469, March 2020. DOI: 10.18178/ijmerr.9.3.464-469

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