New Energy Consumption Model for Rotary-Wing UAV Propulsion
Hua Yan, Yunfei Chen, Shuang‐Hua Yang
Abstract
Accurate and convenient energy consumption models (ECMs) for rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are important for UAV communication designs. Existing models are complex and inconvenient to use. In this letter, a simple and easy-to-use model with closed-form expression as a function of the initial velocity, acceleration and time duration is derived. Using this model, the UAV flight control parameters, such as polling force and tilt angle, are analyzed in analytical form. Numerical results show the validity and reliability of the proposed model.
Topics & Concepts
PropulsionEnergy consumptionComputer scienceAccelerationWingReliability (semiconductor)Aerospace engineeringSimulationControl theory (sociology)Energy (signal processing)Automotive engineeringControl (management)EngineeringPower (physics)PhysicsArtificial intelligenceQuantum mechanicsClassical mechanicsElectrical engineeringUAV Applications and OptimizationAir Traffic Management and OptimizationAdvanced Aircraft Design and Technologies