The high environmental impact of conventional aircraft can be considerably reduced using
hybrid-or fully-electrical propulsion systems with distributed propulsors. It results in an …

This article describes an experimental investigation of the aerodynamic interaction that
occurs between distributed propellers in forward flight. To this end, three propellers were …

Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) rely heavily on visual sensors to perceive obstacles and
explore environments. Current UAVs are limited in both perception capability and task …

Small-scale propellers, especially those used on conventional multicopter configurations or
in the context of urban air mobility, may experience high inflow angles. In order to improve …

Small scale unmanned aerial vehicles using multirotor propulsion systems have received
considerable attention for a wide range of military and commercial applications in recent …

A better prediction of key aerodynamic parameters of a propeller is necessary to improve the
performances of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in different operating environments. In …

The architecture of new electric aircraft concepts (eVTOLs) for urban air mobility is typically
characterised by multi-propellers in tandem configurations with different degrees of rotor …

Electric aircraft technology has enabled the use of multiple rotors in novel concepts for urban
air mobility. However, multirotor configurations introduce strong aerodynamic and …

Many electric vertical takeoff and landing concepts are characterized by nontraditional
vehicle layouts with distributed propellers. Two propeller interaction types were …

In this work, we conduct a numerical investigation of a hexacopter for urban air mobility,
emphasizing the interactional effect between different components of the vehicle on the …