Study of Modeling and Optimal Take-Off Scheme for a Novel Tilt-Rotor UAV
The optimal trajectory planning for a novel tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in different take-off schemes was studied. A novel tilt-rotor UAV that possesses characteristics of both tilt-rotors and a blended wing body is introduced. The aerodynamic modeling of the rotor based on blade elemen...
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| description | The optimal trajectory planning for a novel tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in different take-off schemes was studied. A novel tilt-rotor UAV that possesses characteristics of both tilt-rotors and a blended wing body is introduced. The aerodynamic modeling of the rotor based on blade element momentum theory (BEMT) is established. An analytical method for determining the taking-off envelope of tilt angle versus airspeed is presented. A novel takeoff–tilting scheme, namely tilting take-off (TTO), is developed, and its optimal trajectory is designed based on the direct collocation method. Parameters such as the rotor thrust, tilt angle of rotor and angle of attack are chosen as control variables, and the forward velocity, vertical velocity and altitude are selected as state variables. The time and the energy consumption are considered in the performance optimization indexes. The optimal trajectories of the TTO scheme and other conventional schemes including vertical take-off (VTO) and short take-off (STO) are compared and analyzed. Simulation results indicate that the TTO scheme consumes 47 percent less time and 75 percent less energy than the VTO scheme. Moreover, with minor differences in time and energy consumption compared to the STO scheme, but without the need for sliding distance, TTO is the optimal take-off scheme to satisfy the flight constraints of a novel tilt-rotor UAV. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a0dec9d9b744fae9f053165408f3a5f2023-11-24T17:54:30ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-12-012224973610.3390/s22249736Study of Modeling and Optimal Take-Off Scheme for a Novel Tilt-Rotor UAVZelong Yu0Jingjuan Zhang1Xueyun Wang2School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaThe optimal trajectory planning for a novel tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in different take-off schemes was studied. A novel tilt-rotor UAV that possesses characteristics of both tilt-rotors and a blended wing body is introduced. The aerodynamic modeling of the rotor based on blade element momentum theory (BEMT) is established. An analytical method for determining the taking-off envelope of tilt angle versus airspeed is presented. A novel takeoff–tilting scheme, namely tilting take-off (TTO), is developed, and its optimal trajectory is designed based on the direct collocation method. Parameters such as the rotor thrust, tilt angle of rotor and angle of attack are chosen as control variables, and the forward velocity, vertical velocity and altitude are selected as state variables. The time and the energy consumption are considered in the performance optimization indexes. The optimal trajectories of the TTO scheme and other conventional schemes including vertical take-off (VTO) and short take-off (STO) are compared and analyzed. Simulation results indicate that the TTO scheme consumes 47 percent less time and 75 percent less energy than the VTO scheme. Moreover, with minor differences in time and energy consumption compared to the STO scheme, but without the need for sliding distance, TTO is the optimal take-off scheme to satisfy the flight constraints of a novel tilt-rotor UAV.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/24/9736blended wing bodyoptimal take-off schemetilt-rotortrajectory planning |
| spellingShingle | Zelong Yu Jingjuan Zhang Xueyun Wang Study of Modeling and Optimal Take-Off Scheme for a Novel Tilt-Rotor UAV Sensors blended wing body optimal take-off scheme tilt-rotor trajectory planning |
| title | Study of Modeling and Optimal Take-Off Scheme for a Novel Tilt-Rotor UAV |
| title_full | Study of Modeling and Optimal Take-Off Scheme for a Novel Tilt-Rotor UAV |
| title_fullStr | Study of Modeling and Optimal Take-Off Scheme for a Novel Tilt-Rotor UAV |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study of Modeling and Optimal Take-Off Scheme for a Novel Tilt-Rotor UAV |
| title_short | Study of Modeling and Optimal Take-Off Scheme for a Novel Tilt-Rotor UAV |
| title_sort | study of modeling and optimal take off scheme for a novel tilt rotor uav |
| topic | blended wing body optimal take-off scheme tilt-rotor trajectory planning |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/24/9736 |
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