@article{article_1704137, title={Biomimetic-Based Propeller Design for Electric-Powered Drone Systems}, journal={Politeknik Dergisi}, pages={1–1}, year={2025}, DOI={10.2339/politeknik.1704137}, author={Başak, Hüdayim and Tavşan, Ahmet}, keywords={biomimetic-based propeller, uncrewed aerial vehicles, dragonfly}, abstract={In this study, a biomimetic-based propeller specialized for uncrewed aerial vehicles was designed. The designed propeller is customized for UAV systems with electric motors. This propeller was developed in light of the biomimetics discipline with the goals of high efficiency and low noise trail. Today, commercially used electric air vehicles still use scaled versions of propellers developed for high-speed internal combustion engines. A propeller capable of generating equal thrust at low speeds, where electric motors operate efficiently, is needed to achieve the required thrust at low speeds. Within the scope of this study, propeller blade vet distribution, propeller torsion angle distribution, and airfoil designs were realized using the rear wings of a dragonfly, and numerical analyses were performed using computational fluid dynamics. The results were compared with a commercial propeller of similar size and pitch. It was concluded that the designed biomimetic propeller could produce equal thrust at low speeds without losing efficiency.}, publisher={Gazi University}