Research Article

Efficient Energy Flight Path Planning Algorithm Using 3-D Visibility Roadmap for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Table 3

SUAV parameters.

VariableValueUnit

Vmin10Knot
Vmax50Knot
Mass25kg
f (parasite area)0.02Meter square
b (wing span)1Meter
e (Oswald’s factor)0.7
Maximum steering anglePi/6Radius