Hybrid propulsion system design of a VTOL tailsitter UAV

Mirac Aksugur; Gokhan Inalhan; Randy Beard

doi:10.4271/2008-01-2242

Hybrid propulsion system design of a VTOL tailsitter UAV

Mirac Aksugur^*, Gokhan Inalhan, Randy Beard

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Department of Aeronautical Engineering

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	SAE Technical Papers
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-2242
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Wichita Aviation Technology Congress and Exhibition - Wichita, KS, United States Duration: 19 Aug 2008 → 21 Aug 2008

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