contributor author | Vijay Shankar Dwivedi | |
contributor author | A. K. Ghosh | |
contributor author | G. M. Kamath | |
date accessioned | 2024-04-27T22:39:00Z | |
date available | 2024-04-27T22:39:00Z | |
date issued | 2024/01/01 | |
identifier other | 10.1061-JAEEEZ.ASENG-4987.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4297166 | |
description abstract | This paper presents a new control surface, which we have named auxiron, that helps a solar-powered aircraft to orient itself according to the position of the sun in the sky to collect more solar power. The auxiron also enables an aircraft to land in crosswind conditions with no or reduced sideslip angle depending on the auxiron control power. The auxiron serves to produce the necessary side aerodynamic force for counterbalancing the horizontal component of the lift force. Its primary purpose is to eliminate the sideslip angle during flight with a nonzero bank angle. This results in a reduction in aerodynamic drag and power consumption required to maintain a straight-line flight with nonzero bank angles. By implementing this innovative control surface, an aircraft can now cruise straight without experiencing any sideslip angle, even with nonzero bank angles. The modified stability and control derivatives for the aircraft configuration with the auxiron are established, and these derivatives are incorporated into the aircraft dynamics. The 6-DoF simulation is carried out for the solar UAV, Maraal, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the auxiron. | |
publisher | ASCE | |
title | A Novel Control Surface for Energy-Optimum Maneuver for Solar-Powered Aircraft | |
type | Journal Article | |
journal volume | 37 | |
journal issue | 1 | |
journal title | Journal of Aerospace Engineering | |
identifier doi | 10.1061/JAEEEZ.ASENG-4987 | |
journal fristpage | 04023099-1 | |
journal lastpage | 04023099-9 | |
page | 9 | |
tree | Journal of Aerospace Engineering:;2024:;Volume ( 037 ):;issue: 001 | |
contenttype | Fulltext | |