Textile wing fabric for emergency response UAS
Author:
SĂLIȘTEAN ADRIAN1,
MIHAI CARMEN1
Affiliation:
1. National Research and Development Institute for Textiles and Leather, DCSTA, 16, Lucretiu Patrascanu Street, 030508, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
The fabrics used to manufacture parachutes and paragliders must have several specific characteristics: the mass of
fabric per unit of surface must be low while the other physical-mechanical characteristics (the axial breaking strength
load, the relative and absolute elongation, the tear resistance of the fabric and the assemblies, air permeability) must
have high values. The paper deals with the analysis of qualitative aspects of several parachute fabrics that are used as
a baseline in the development of a novel fabric. The results of experiments have materialized in statistical data, diagrams
and graphs and their interpretation leads to the determination of the fabric variant that best meets the requirements of
the destination. The destination is a patent pending inflatable wing design that utilizes a single skin construction and
solid reinforcements in the sewing for shape stability. It is worth noting that the experimental results were compared with
values indicated in specific international testing norms.
Publisher
The National Research and Development Institute for Textiles and Leather
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,General Environmental Science,General Business, Management and Accounting,Materials Science (miscellaneous)