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Composite material offers excellent high strength-to-weight ratios suitable for UAV structure. This study aims to fabricate and analyse the synthetic fibre structure for the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Cargo Drone (C-Drone) landing gear. The quasi-static compression test was conducted on the S-glass fibre tube and aluminium alloy tube. The tubes with a dimension of 50 mm outer diameter, 3 mm thickness, and 150 mm height were tested on a universal testing machine (UTM). Both materials were compressed up to 30 mm at a 3 mm/min rate following the requirement in ASTM D-3410. The result shows that fibreglass with brittle properties can withstand an amount of load 35% lower and reduced weight up to 10% compared to aluminium alloy. This research proves that composite material such as glass fibre-reinforced plastic (GFRP) can substitute the current material, aluminium alloy 6061-T6, due to its extensive strength-to-weight ratio, low density, and reasonable price in the market.
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The research was supported by Transdisciplinary Research Grant Scheme Project (TRGS/K136) and Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) through Geran Kontrak UTHM (Vot H870). The authors would like to thank Ir. Dr. Sallehuddin Shah Bin Ayop and Tc. Afandi Bin Abu Bakar from Jamilus Research Centre (JRC) FKAAB UTHM for allowing the author to use the machine at JRC.
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Shahrul Hairi, S.M.F., Saleh, S.J.M.B.M., Hamdan, A., Omar, Z.B. (2023). Development of Composite Aerostructure for UAV Application. In: Emamian, S.S., Awang, M., Razak, J.A., Masset, P.J. (eds) Advances in Material Science and Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3307-3_34
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