ANSYS Drone Stress Simulation
Budget: ₹600 – ₹1,500 INR
I have an in-progress ANSYS model of a drone body that now needs to be driven to completion. The structure is built from composite materials, so correct lay-up definitions and orthotropic property assignment are critical.
Here is what still needs to be done:
• Finish the geometry cleaning or shell/thick-shell conversion (if required) and create a mesh that captures the curvature of the arms and central hub without inflating element count.
• Apply aerodynamic and gravitational forces that represent a steady hovering condition. The aerodynamic load distribution may be approximated from thrust per motor; if you have a better empirical method I’m open to it.
• Run a static structural analysis and output high-resolution plots and tabulated data for Von Mises stress, principal stress, and total deformation.
• Document the full material card, load setup, boundary conditions, and solver settings so I can replicate the run.
Acceptance criteria
– Maximum element quality >0.2 (Skew) and aspect ratio <5 for 95 % of the mesh.
– Results converge within 5 % when mesh is locally refined.
– A concise report (PDF or Word) and the ANSYS Workbench project archive are delivered.
If you routinely work with composite lay-ups in ANSYS Mechanical/ACP and are comfortable translating thrust and weight into realistic load cases, this should be straightforward. Let me know your expected turnaround and any questions on the existing model, and I’ll share the current Workbench file.
Here is what still needs to be done:
• Finish the geometry cleaning or shell/thick-shell conversion (if required) and create a mesh that captures the curvature of the arms and central hub without inflating element count.
• Apply aerodynamic and gravitational forces that represent a steady hovering condition. The aerodynamic load distribution may be approximated from thrust per motor; if you have a better empirical method I’m open to it.
• Run a static structural analysis and output high-resolution plots and tabulated data for Von Mises stress, principal stress, and total deformation.
• Document the full material card, load setup, boundary conditions, and solver settings so I can replicate the run.
Acceptance criteria
– Maximum element quality >0.2 (Skew) and aspect ratio <5 for 95 % of the mesh.
– Results converge within 5 % when mesh is locally refined.
– A concise report (PDF or Word) and the ANSYS Workbench project archive are delivered.
If you routinely work with composite lay-ups in ANSYS Mechanical/ACP and are comfortable translating thrust and weight into realistic load cases, this should be straightforward. Let me know your expected turnaround and any questions on the existing model, and I’ll share the current Workbench file.