Hybrid Propulsion System Design of a VTOL Tailsitter UAV
Date Published: 2008-08-19
Paper Number:2008-01-2242
DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-2242
Citation:
Aksugur, M., Inalhan, G., and Beard, R., "Hybrid Propulsion System Design of a VTOL Tailsitter UAV," SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-2242, 2008, doi:10.4271/2008-01-2242.
Author(s):
Mirac Aksugur - Istanbul Technical Univ.
Gokhan Inalhan - Istanbul Technical Univ.
Randy Beard - Brigham Young Univ.
Abstract:
Tailsitter UAVs with their combined vertical take off and landing (VTOL) and fixed-wing aircraft with full flight-speed regime capability provides a distinct alternative to rotary-wing and ducted fan UAVs (OAVs). ITU-BYU Tailsitter concept aims to obtain the energy efficient regimes across the VTOL and the cruising flight regimes. This paper describes the hybrid propulsion system design approach to attain this. The preliminary design and the analysis indicate advantageous performance over other mini-class unmanned air vehicles.
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