Abstract :
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft that can carry out flight
missions by being controlled on electronic devices without a pilot in the aircraft,
with the development of UAV technology that is increasingly advanced and growing
rapidly, UAV technology has been widely applied for vertical take off and landing
(VTOL) environmental monitoring. In writing this thesis, we discuss the
manufacturing and determination of the center of gravity (CG) on the UAV V-SKY
14 NG aircraft which has a mission to monitor road traffic.
In the manufacturing process of the UAV V-SKY 14 NG aircraft using
conventional and non-conventional methods using styrofoam, carbon pipe,
plywood and laminating paper. The convetional methods used in manufacturing
UAV V-SKY 14 NG include hot wire cutting, cutting using cutters, hacksaw, and
finishing using sandpaper, while non-conventional methods are used for laser
cutting and 3D printing. After the aircraft is finished manufacturing, it is weighed
and measured the arm to calculate the weight and balance on the aircraft.
The manufacturing process for the UAV V-SKY 14 NG includes cutting malls,
manufacturing fuselage, wings, tail booms, vertical and horizontal stabilizers,
VTOL rods, several additional parts such as wing locks with bolted connectors. The
results from the manufacturing show that the V-SKY 14 NG UAV has a design
dimensional deviation level with actual manufacturing with a precise, medium, and
rough level of deviation, has a center of gravity location at 360.5 mm from the
datum (nose) or 26.5% of MAC. (wings).