Conceptual design and optimization of a sustainable and environmentally friendly archetypal helicopter within the selection criteria and limitations
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Date
2023
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Elsevier
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Abstract
The design and mission requirements of aero vehicles, which vary on a day-to-day basis, have
become major study concerns in the burgeoning aviation sector. In addition to the design and
mission criteria that must be met in an aero vehicle design, the designers’ primary goals are to
construct original, innovative, environmentally friendly, fuel-efficient, and sustainable designs. In
this study, a detailed conceptual design of a helicopter that does not need a notable runway for
operation and is limited by mission and design requirements is offered. Within the scope of this
research, a competitor analysis study was undertaken in accordance with the defined criteria, and
design approaches were chosen based on the outcomes of competitor analysis. In addition, this
research, which looks for an environmentally friendly and sustainable design, was developed with
the aviation industry’s demands in mind by analyzing the International Helicopter Safety Team’s
(IHST) data. As a result of the reports analyzed and considering the causes and consequences of
accidents that have happened, the objective of the design research was to achieve a sustainable,
ecologically friendly, and fuel-efficient design by reducing the number of accidents and damage.
The planning and design processes as a result of this examination are essential as a step towards
the helicopter being an original design and in the context of solution methodologies. This
archetypal design aims to shed light on helicopter design studies and serve as a roadmap for
future research.
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Keywords
Helicopter, Conceptual and sustainable design, Sustainability, Environmentally friendly
Journal or Series
Heliyon
WoS Q Value
Q1
Scopus Q Value
N/A
Volume
9
Issue
6
