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Multi-Objective Design of a Distributed Ducted Fan System

open access: yesAerospace, 2022
The distributed propulsion system applied to the vertical take-off and landing aircraft must maintain the high performance in both hover and cruise flight.
Jiahao Guo
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Numerical Prediction of Unsteady Aerodynamics of a Ducted Fan Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Hovering

open access: yesAerospace, 2022
Recently, ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted considerable attention due to their potential for application in both civil and military missions.
Shuanghou Deng
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Ducted Fan Hovering and Transition in Ground Effect

open access: yesAerospace, 2022
Ducted fans installed on vertical takeoff and landing vehicles experience significant ground effect during takeoff and landing. The aerodynamic characteristics of a ducted fan hovering and transitioning in the ground effect are studied using numerical ...
Zhiqiang Wan
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An Efficient Blade Design Method of a Ducted Fan Coupled with the CFD Modification

open access: yesAerospace, 2022
In order to improve the design accuracy of the blade design method of a ducted fan based on the blade element momentum theory, the design was modified by the CFD calculation with higher accuracy to propose an integrated and efficient design method for ...
Jiahao Guo
exaly   +3 more sources

A Conceptual Design and Optimization Approach for Distributed Electric Propulsion eVTOL Aircraft Based on Ducted-Fan Wing Unit

open access: yesAerospace, 2022
The distributed electric propulsion (DEP) eVTOL aircraft has gained rising interest for its promising potential in high-speed cruise compared with conventional tilt-rotor configuration.
Jingcheng Fu
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Safe Reinforcement Learning for Transition Control of Ducted-Fan UAVs

open access: yesDrones, 2023
Ducted-fan tail-sitter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provide versatility and unique benefits, attracting significant attention in various applications.
Wenjie Zhao, Yanbo Fu, Liu Liu
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CFD Study of an Annular-Ducted Fan Lift System for VTOL Aircraft

open access: yesAerospace, 2015
The present study aimed at assessing a novel annular-ducted fan lift system for VTOL aircraft through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. The power and lift efficiency of the lift fan system in hover mode, the lift and drag in transition mode,
Yun Jiang
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Aerodynamic analysis and control for a novel coaxial ducted fan aerial robot in ground effect

open access: yesInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2020
Modeling and control for a novel coaxial ducted fan aerial robot in-ground-effect is presented in this article. Based on experiments using the ducted fan bench test, the fitting curve of the ground effect thrust of the ducted fan aerial robot at ...
Bin Xu, Tianfu Ai
exaly   +2 more sources

A Near-Hover Adaptive Attitude Control Strategy of a Ducted Fan Micro Aerial Vehicle with Actuator Dynamics

open access: yesApplied Sciences (Switzerland), 2015
The aerodynamic parameters of ducted fan micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) are difficult and expensive to precisely measure and are, therefore, not available in most cases. Furthermore, the actuator dynamics with risks of potentially destabilizing the overall
Shouzhao Sheng, Chenwu Sun
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