Diseño y construcción de un prototipo de aerodeslizador con sistema integrado de propulsión y sustentación para la utilización en lugares inaccesibles a vehículos convencionales.

Abstract

The present graduate work aims to design and to construct a prototype of hovercraft with an integrated system of propulsion and sustention, for the use of it in different surfaces like water, earth, snow, mud, sand and others that are sufficiently regular. For this project, a previous design was made in CAD software, which allowed having a clear idea of the prototype that was constructed. Once digitized, the researchers performed a load simulation and data validation in which the force exerted by the two engines and the pilot of the prototype were applied, it was determined the total deformation, maximum effort and safety factor. The ideal material for the structure, which will withstand all loads and stresses, is ASTM A500 steel for giving optimum use. For the design of the prototype, different parameters such as the dimensions, tails required air pressure, power and angular velocity required in the propulsion and propelling engines of the prototype were taken into account, as well as the characteristics of the selected propeller, such as angle diameter, number of blades, mass air flow and pressure. this type of vehicle has multiple applications worldwide, because it can overcome obstacles such as tree trunks, rocks, debris depending on the height of its air mattress, since it is not in direct contact with the surface on which it is, it allows this type of vehicle to move on any surface that is not too irregular and to move without any inconvenience from one surface to another. In Ecuador the knowledge, manufacture and applications of this tape of vehicles is practically nil, so it is recommended to encourage this type of research.