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Overall eVTOL aircraft design for urban air mobility

Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have emerged as a potential alternative to the existing transportation system, offering a transition from two-dimensional commuting and logistics to three-dimensional mobility.
Jiechao Zhang, Yaolong Liu, Yao Zheng
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Design and Development of a Radio-Controlled Aircraft and Concept of Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL)

International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering Management & Applied Science
(eVTOL) capabilities. The primary objective is to explore the feasibility of incorporating VTOL functionality into a lightweight RC platform using accessible, low cost materials and components. The aircraft is constructed using foam board for its favorable weight to strength ratio and employs a straightforward elevon- based control mechanism for pitch ...
null Gutti Siva Kumar., null Jethwa Krushik Girish., null Mr. Mayur Chavda., null Ms. Apexa Purohit., null Dr. Anil M. Bisen., null Dr. Mayank Dev Singh., null Dr. Jai Bahadur Balwanshi   +6 more
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An Adaptive Command Scaling Method for Incremental Flight Control Allocation

Actuators
Modern aircraft usually employ control allocation to distribute virtual control commands among redundant effectors. Infeasible virtual command can occur frequently due to aggressive maneuvers and limited control authority.
Zhidong Lu, Jiannan Zhang, Hangxu Li, Florian Holzapfel   +3 more
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Aerodynamic Configuration and Stability Analysis of a Split-Type Tilt-Rotor Cargo Flying Vehicle

Aerospace
The flying car, academically known as electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, is one of the core vehicles for low-altitude transportation. The split-type tilt-rotor cargo flying vehicle that is composed of tilt rotors, a fixed wing, and a
Songyang Li, Yingjun Shen, Bo Liu, Dajiang Chen, Shuxin He, Linjiang Yao, Guangshuo Feng   +6 more
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Takeoff and Performance Tradeoffs of Retrofit Distributed Electric Propulsion for Urban Transport

, 2019
While vertical takeoff and landing aircraft have shown promise for urban air transport, distributed electric propulsion on existing aircraft may offer immediately implementable alternatives.
Moore, Kevin, Ning, Andrew
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EXTENDING THE ENDURANCE OF SMALL, VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS WITH THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS [PDF]

Photovoltaic technology has advanced rapidly since its inception in the 1950s. Thin-film photovoltaics using heterojunction copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) material comprise lightweight, flexible solar cells that are well-suited for integration ...
Ojard, Daniel S.
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Autonomous Trajectory Control for Quadrotor eVTOL in Hover and Low-Speed Flight via the Integration of Model Predictive and Following Control

Drones
This paper proposes a novel hierarchical control architecture that combines Model Predictive Control (MPC) with Explicit Model-Following Control (EMFC) to enable accurate and efficient trajectory tracking for quadrotor electric Vertical Takeoff and ...
Yeping Wang, Honglei Ji, Qingyu Kang, Haotian Qi, Jinghan Wen   +4 more
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A review of current technology and research in urban on-demand air mobility applications

, 2019
The purpose of this report is to summarize the current technology and challenges facing the market for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for urban on-demand air mobility applications. This report has two parts. The first part reviews
Wei, Peng (author), Mitici, M.A. (author), Trombino, Enzo (author), Polaczyk, Nicholas (author)   +3 more
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Scalability of eVTOL Systems: Insights from Multi-Pad Configurations and CPN Analysis

Aerospace
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technology can improve connectivity while minimizing reliance on traditional ground-based transportation systems.
Amir Qanbari, Jacek Skorupski
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Performance, Stability and Control of Electric Short Takeoff and Landing Aircraft

The maturation of distributed electric propulsion (DEP) technologies for aircraft presents an opportunity to develop new aircraft configurations which take advantage of favorable aero-propulsive couplings.
Courtin, Christopher B.
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