Dynamics Simulation and Optimization of Gliding Tail Decoy

In this paper, a gliding tail decoy for a UAV is proposed, which can be discarded as a decoy when the UAV encounters danger. Based on an aerodynamic model of the tail decoy, a nonlinear dynamics model of the tail decoy gliding in the air is generated, and a three-layer pyramid general design archite...

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Main Authors: Huayu Jia, Huilong Zheng, Shunbo Huo, Hong Zhou
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/12/3/212
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description In this paper, a gliding tail decoy for a UAV is proposed, which can be discarded as a decoy when the UAV encounters danger. Based on an aerodynamic model of the tail decoy, a nonlinear dynamics model of the tail decoy gliding in the air is generated, and a three-layer pyramid general design architecture of the tail decoy is established. In order to subsequently analyze the dynamic characteristics and gliding trajectory of the gliding tail decoy, a gliding trajectory simulation software is developed based on the dynamics model of the gliding tail. Selecting the pre-optimized tail shape as the research object, and analyzing the influence of deployment speed and deployment posture angle on the tail trajectory, it was found that a deployment speed of 60 m/s and a deployment posture angle of 8° are more conducive to the tail obtaining a larger gliding distance. In addition, the effectiveness of the optimization method for the gliding tail in this article was verified. It was found that after optimizing the shape of the gliding tail, the lift coefficient increased in the range of 0°~14°, and the gliding distance increased by 4.2%.
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spelling doaj-art-e091dc196dfd4f7baff457b2c7cfb4382025-08-20T02:11:00ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102025-03-0112321210.3390/aerospace12030212Dynamics Simulation and Optimization of Gliding Tail DecoyHuayu Jia0Huilong Zheng1Shunbo Huo2Hong Zhou3The Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaThe Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaThe Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaThe Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaIn this paper, a gliding tail decoy for a UAV is proposed, which can be discarded as a decoy when the UAV encounters danger. Based on an aerodynamic model of the tail decoy, a nonlinear dynamics model of the tail decoy gliding in the air is generated, and a three-layer pyramid general design architecture of the tail decoy is established. In order to subsequently analyze the dynamic characteristics and gliding trajectory of the gliding tail decoy, a gliding trajectory simulation software is developed based on the dynamics model of the gliding tail. Selecting the pre-optimized tail shape as the research object, and analyzing the influence of deployment speed and deployment posture angle on the tail trajectory, it was found that a deployment speed of 60 m/s and a deployment posture angle of 8° are more conducive to the tail obtaining a larger gliding distance. In addition, the effectiveness of the optimization method for the gliding tail in this article was verified. It was found that after optimizing the shape of the gliding tail, the lift coefficient increased in the range of 0°~14°, and the gliding distance increased by 4.2%.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/12/3/212gliding tail decoynonlinear dynamics modeldynamics simulationtrajectory optimization
spellingShingle Huayu Jia
Huilong Zheng
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Dynamics Simulation and Optimization of Gliding Tail Decoy
Aerospace
gliding tail decoy
nonlinear dynamics model
dynamics simulation
trajectory optimization
title Dynamics Simulation and Optimization of Gliding Tail Decoy
title_full Dynamics Simulation and Optimization of Gliding Tail Decoy
title_fullStr Dynamics Simulation and Optimization of Gliding Tail Decoy
title_full_unstemmed Dynamics Simulation and Optimization of Gliding Tail Decoy
title_short Dynamics Simulation and Optimization of Gliding Tail Decoy
title_sort dynamics simulation and optimization of gliding tail decoy
topic gliding tail decoy
nonlinear dynamics model
dynamics simulation
trajectory optimization
url https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/12/3/212
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