Battery powered vertical takeoff and landing(VTOL) aircraft attracts more and more interests from public, while limited hover endurance hinders many prospective applications. Based on the weight models of battery, mot...Battery powered vertical takeoff and landing(VTOL) aircraft attracts more and more interests from public, while limited hover endurance hinders many prospective applications. Based on the weight models of battery, motor and electronic speed controller, the power consumption model of propeller and the constant power discharge model of battery, an efficient method to estimate the hover endurance of battery powered VTOL aircraft was presented. In order to understand the mechanism of performance improvement, the impacts of propulsion system parameters on hover endurance were analyzed by simulations, including the motor power density, the battery capacity, specific energy and Peukert coefficient. Ground experiment platform was established and validation experiments were carried out, the results of which showed a well agreement with the simulations. The estimation method and the analysis results could be used for optimization design and hover performance evaluation of battery powered VTOL aircraft.展开更多
A novel method for estimating the space range of battery-powered vertical take-off and landing(VTOL) aircraft is presented. The method is based on flight parameter optimization and numerical iteration. Subsystem model...A novel method for estimating the space range of battery-powered vertical take-off and landing(VTOL) aircraft is presented. The method is based on flight parameter optimization and numerical iteration. Subsystem models including required thrust, required power and battery discharge models are presented. The problem to be optimized is formulated, and then case study simulation is conducted using the established method for quantitative analysis. Simulation results show that the space range of battery-powered VTOL aircraft in a vertical plane is an oblate curve, which appears horizontally long but vertically short, and the peak point is not located on the vertical climb path. The method and results are confirmed by parameter analysis and validations.展开更多
In autonomous underwater vehicles(AUVs) the onboard power used to complete missions is limited.To solve this problem,a landing AUV has been designed,which conserves energy by sitting on the seafloor while monitoring t...In autonomous underwater vehicles(AUVs) the onboard power used to complete missions is limited.To solve this problem,a landing AUV has been designed,which conserves energy by sitting on the seafloor while monitoring the ocean.In order to study the dynamic behaviors for better control of the AUV,the dynamic analysis of the landing AUV is presented in this paper.Based on the momentum theorem and the angular momentum theorem,the dynamic model of the landing AUV is derived.The simulations of rectilinear motion,rotary motion and helix motion indicate the dynamic behaviors of the AUV.The ocean experiments validate the dynamic model presented in this paper.The experiments also verify that the landing AUV can work for a longer time than common AUVs.展开更多
文摘Battery powered vertical takeoff and landing(VTOL) aircraft attracts more and more interests from public, while limited hover endurance hinders many prospective applications. Based on the weight models of battery, motor and electronic speed controller, the power consumption model of propeller and the constant power discharge model of battery, an efficient method to estimate the hover endurance of battery powered VTOL aircraft was presented. In order to understand the mechanism of performance improvement, the impacts of propulsion system parameters on hover endurance were analyzed by simulations, including the motor power density, the battery capacity, specific energy and Peukert coefficient. Ground experiment platform was established and validation experiments were carried out, the results of which showed a well agreement with the simulations. The estimation method and the analysis results could be used for optimization design and hover performance evaluation of battery powered VTOL aircraft.
文摘A novel method for estimating the space range of battery-powered vertical take-off and landing(VTOL) aircraft is presented. The method is based on flight parameter optimization and numerical iteration. Subsystem models including required thrust, required power and battery discharge models are presented. The problem to be optimized is formulated, and then case study simulation is conducted using the established method for quantitative analysis. Simulation results show that the space range of battery-powered VTOL aircraft in a vertical plane is an oblate curve, which appears horizontally long but vertically short, and the peak point is not located on the vertical climb path. The method and results are confirmed by parameter analysis and validations.
基金Supported by National High Technology Research and Development Program of China ("863" Program,No. 2006AA09A312)National Science and Technology Major Project (No. 2008ZX05027-004-03)
文摘In autonomous underwater vehicles(AUVs) the onboard power used to complete missions is limited.To solve this problem,a landing AUV has been designed,which conserves energy by sitting on the seafloor while monitoring the ocean.In order to study the dynamic behaviors for better control of the AUV,the dynamic analysis of the landing AUV is presented in this paper.Based on the momentum theorem and the angular momentum theorem,the dynamic model of the landing AUV is derived.The simulations of rectilinear motion,rotary motion and helix motion indicate the dynamic behaviors of the AUV.The ocean experiments validate the dynamic model presented in this paper.The experiments also verify that the landing AUV can work for a longer time than common AUVs.
