DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A UAV USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD AND CONTROL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTED BY THE CUCKOO ALGORITHM

Zekiye Çinar; Rabia Uzun; Tolunay Dağ; Hasan Hüseyin Bilgiç; Tuğrul Oktay

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BİR İHA’NIN TAGUCHİ YÖNTEMİ İLE TASARIM OPTİMİZASYONU VE GUGUK KUŞU ALGORİTMASI DESTEKLİ KONTROLCÜ İYİLEŞTİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmada sabit kanatlı bir insansız hava aracının tasarım parametrelerinin optimizasyonu amacıyla üç farklı parametre seçilmiş ve her biri için üçer farklı değer belirlenmiştir. Bu parametrelerden oluşan 9 durum Minitab yazılımında Taguchi yöntemi kullanılarak elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen bu tasarım senaryoları aerodinamik performans açısından hem XFLR5 hem de OpenVSP yazılımları ile analiz edilmiştir. Ardından her bir tasarım için oturma zamanları belirlenerek tasarımlar arası karşılaştırma yapılabilmesi için Taguchi yöntemi kullanılarak en iyi hava aracı tasarımı belirlenmiştir. Seçilen tasarım için Guguk kuşu optimizasyonuna ek olarak default değer ve Ziegler -Nichols yöntemi ile de analizler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analizler sonucunda guguk kuşu optimizasyonunun en iyi olduğuna karar verilmiş ve PID kontrolcü parametreleri belirlenmiştir. Kontrolcü performansını değerlendirmek amacıyla dört farklı hata kriteri dikkate alınmıştır: ISE, IAE, ITAE ve MSE. Hata kriterleri üzerinden gerçekleştirilen analizler sonucunda, kontrolcü performansının iyileştirilmesi açısından en uygun sonuç ITAE hata kriteri ile elde edilmiştir.

Keywords

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A UAV USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD AND CONTROL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTED BY THE CUCKOO ALGORITHM

Abstract

In this study, three different parameters were selected for the optimization of the design parameters of a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle, and three different values were determined for each. 9 situations consisting of these parameters were obtained using the Taguchi method in Minitab software. These design scenarios were analysed with both XFLR5 and OpenVSP software in terms of aerodynamic performance. Then, the settling times for each design were determined, and the best aircraft design was determined using the Taguchi method to make comparisons between designs. In addition to the Cuckoo optimization for the selected design, analyses were also carried out with the default value and the Ziegler-Nichols method. As a result of the analysis, it was decided that cuckoo optimization was the best, and PID controller parameters were determined. To evaluate the controller performance, four different error criteria were taken into account: ISE, IAE, ITAE, and MSE. As a result of the analyses carried out on error criteria, the most appropriate result in terms of improving controller performance was obtained with the ITAE error criterion.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Optimization Techniques in Mechanical Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Zekiye Çinar
0009-0000-3241-9226
Türkiye

Rabia Uzun
0009-0008-6846-5388
Türkiye

Tolunay Dağ ^*
0000-0003-1514-5336
Türkiye

Hasan Hüseyin Bilgiç
0000-0001-6006-8056
Türkiye

Tuğrul Oktay
0000-0003-4860-2230
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 3, 2026

Submission Date

September 12, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 10, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 29 Number: 2

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https://izlik.org/JA76BD79UH

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APA

Çinar, Z., Uzun, R., Dağ, T., Bilgiç, H. H., & Oktay, T. (2026). DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A UAV USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD AND CONTROL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTED BY THE CUCKOO ALGORITHM. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 29(2), 554-564. https://izlik.org/JA76BD79UH

AMA

1.Çinar Z, Uzun R, Dağ T, Bilgiç HH, Oktay T. DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A UAV USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD AND CONTROL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTED BY THE CUCKOO ALGORITHM. KSU J. Eng. Sci. 2026;29(2):554-564. https://izlik.org/JA76BD79UH

Chicago

Çinar, Zekiye, Rabia Uzun, Tolunay Dağ, Hasan Hüseyin Bilgiç, and Tuğrul Oktay. 2026. “DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A UAV USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD AND CONTROL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTED BY THE CUCKOO ALGORITHM”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 29 (2): 554-64. https://izlik.org/JA76BD79UH.

EndNote

Çinar Z, Uzun R, Dağ T, Bilgiç HH, Oktay T (June 1, 2026) DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A UAV USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD AND CONTROL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTED BY THE CUCKOO ALGORITHM. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 29 2 554–564.

IEEE

[1]Z. Çinar, R. Uzun, T. Dağ, H. H. Bilgiç, and T. Oktay, “DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A UAV USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD AND CONTROL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTED BY THE CUCKOO ALGORITHM”, KSU J. Eng. Sci., vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 554–564, June 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA76BD79UH

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Çinar, Zekiye - Uzun, Rabia - Dağ, Tolunay - Bilgiç, Hasan Hüseyin - Oktay, Tuğrul. “DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A UAV USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD AND CONTROL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTED BY THE CUCKOO ALGORITHM”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 29/2 (June 1, 2026): 554-564. https://izlik.org/JA76BD79UH.

JAMA

1.Çinar Z, Uzun R, Dağ T, Bilgiç HH, Oktay T. DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A UAV USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD AND CONTROL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTED BY THE CUCKOO ALGORITHM. KSU J. Eng. Sci. 2026;29:554–564.

MLA

Çinar, Zekiye, et al. “DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A UAV USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD AND CONTROL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTED BY THE CUCKOO ALGORITHM”. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 29, no. 2, June 2026, pp. 554-6, https://izlik.org/JA76BD79UH.

Vancouver

1.Zekiye Çinar, Rabia Uzun, Tolunay Dağ, Hasan Hüseyin Bilgiç, Tuğrul Oktay. DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A UAV USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD AND CONTROL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTED BY THE CUCKOO ALGORITHM. KSU J. Eng. Sci. [Internet]. 2026 Jun. 1;29(2):554-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA76BD79UH