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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing"”.
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ROBUST CONTROL OF AN EVTOL THROUGH TRANSITION WITH A GAIN SCHEDULING LQR CONTROLLER
The advancements in electric motor propulsion and battery technologies have made the implementation of electric power in aerial transportation increasingly feasible. As such, the interest and development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has become a greater portion of the …
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Multidisciplinary design optimization of an eVTOL aircraft using analytical target cascading
… designed subcomponents via coupled analysis and design. In this work, a hierarchical decomposition approach is introduced for the integration of preliminary sizing as well as various component level design and optimization models of a fully electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) …
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Elevating the future of urban mobility autonomous passenger drones design
… the rapid development of technology in markets and industries, public focus has moved to the economic and social impacts that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) may bring. Many technology companies have revealed their plans to launch electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (VTOLs) and …
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Optimizing Urban Air Mobility Operations in a Corridor Network
Electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles give rise to Urban Air Mobility (UAM) concepts. Initial UAM systems are projected to operate high volumes of flights within a capacitated corridor network. This paper develops a tractable methodology to optimize vehicle dispatching and routing in UAM …
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Advances in Aero-Propulsive Modeling for Fixed-Wing and eVTOL Aircraft Using Experimental Data
Small unmanned aircraft and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have recently emerged as vehicles able to perform new missions and stimulate future air transportation methods. This dissertation presents several system identification research advancements for these modern aircraft …
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Investigation of the Aerodynamic and Acoustic Performance of a Scaled eVTOL Propeller in Axial and Non-Axial Flight
… adherence to noise emission regulations and general public acceptance. With the design of new and innovative air vehicles utilizing electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) propulsion systems for UAM applications, significant gaps remain in the understanding of their aerodynamic and …
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Aerodynamic and Acoustic Modeling for eVTOL Rotor Noise Prediction
<p>This thesis presents the development and validation of a methodology for predicting total acoustic emissions from a one-fifth scale electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) rotor in both hover and edgewise flight conditions. The approach couples sectional two-dimensional Reynolds-Averaged …
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Navigating Perceptions: How Organizational Type and Message Source Affect Willingness to Fly in Automated Air Taxis
<p>A new era of transportation and business is beginning to emerge. Advanced air mobility (AAM), which uses highly automated aircraft that transport passengers and cargo in the underutilized, low-altitude airspace above and around urban areas, is rapidly becoming a reality (FAA, 2023). These new …