Risks of Drone Use in Light of Literature Studies

AA Tubis, H Poturaj, K Dereń, A Żurek - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article aims to present the results of a bibliometric analysis of relevant literature and
discuss the main research streams related to the topic of risks in drone applications. The …

Deep reinforcement learning for flow control exploits different physics for increasing Reynolds number regimes

P Varela, P Suárez, F Alcántara-Ávila, A Miró… - Actuators, 2022 - mdpi.com
The increase in emissions associated with aviation requires deeper research into novel
sensing and flow-control strategies to obtain improved aerodynamic performances. In this …

Series-hybridisation, distributed electric propulsion and boundary layer ingestion in long-endurance, small remotely piloted aircraft: Fuel consumption improvements

AOT Izaguirre, LMGC González, PQ Igeño… - Aerospace Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Series hybridisation, distributed electric propulsion (DEP) and boundary layer
ingestion (BLI) are some of the most promising approaches for fuel consumption reductions …

Propeller position effects over the pressure and friction coefficients over the Wing of an UAV with distributed electric propulsion: A proper orthogonal decomposition …

JR Serrano, LM García-Cuevas, P Bares, P Varela - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
New propulsive architectures, with high interactions with the aerodynamic performance of
the platform, are an attractive option for reducing the power consumption, increasing the …

Aero-propulsive interactions between UAV wing and distributed propellers due to their relative position

D Ciliberti, P Della Vecchia, V Orticalco, F Nicolosi - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this paper is the evaluation of the aero-propulsive effects on a UAV wing
model with distributed propulsion. An array of three propellers is placed ahead of the …

Research on modeling and fault-tolerant control of distributed electric propulsion aircraft

J Li, J Yang, H Zhang - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
Distributed electric propulsion (DEP) aircrafts have high propulsion efficiency and low fuel
consumption, which is very promising for propulsion. The redundant thrusters of DEP …

Understanding Thin Cambered Airfoils and their Solar Aircraft Applications

GJ Suppes, AB Suppes - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Modified thin cambered solar panels may be used as wing sections, thereby enabling high
solar panel productivity in ultralight designs to directly displace battery and fuel costs …

An Unsteady Reynolds–Averaged Navier–Stokes–Large Eddy Simulation Study of Propeller–Airframe Interaction in Distributed Electric Propulsion

O Walvekar, S Chakravarthy - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
A conceptual framework is presented to determine the improvement in the aerodynamic
performance of a canard aircraft fitted with distributed propellers along its main wing. A …

Ground Effect Flight Transit (GEFT)–Approaches to Design

G Suppes, A Suppes - 2024 - cambridge.org
Preliminary digital prototypes of ground-effect aircraft using a hovercraft-like cavities are
able to achieve lift-drag ratio (L/D) efficiencies in excess of 60, which is 4X typical airliners …

Solar-Electric Long Endurance Reflector Craft For Meteorology and Climate Simulation

NM Komerath, R Deepak, A Deepak - International Symposium On Electric …, 2021 - Springer
Combating climate change requires temporally and spatially-resolved atmospheric and
solar data planetwide. The Glitter Belt HALE architecture of reflective vehicles serves both as …