Development of Dual Power Multirotor System
Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft has good flight characteristics and system performance without runway. The multirotor system has been tried to expand into larger size for longer endurance or higher payload. But the motor power to endurance ratio has been limited. Due to the specific en...
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| description | Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft has good flight characteristics and system performance without runway. The multirotor system has been tried to expand into larger size for longer endurance or higher payload. But the motor power to endurance ratio has been limited. Due to the specific energy of gasoline being much higher than battery, introducing gasoline engine into multirotor system can be considered. This paper proposes a dual power multirotor system to combine a quadrotor using gasoline engines to provide major lift in shorter arm with another quadrotor using brushless DC motors to offer most controllable force with longer arm. System design, fabrication, and verification of the proposed dual power multirotor system development are presented. Preliminary flights have achieved 16 kg payload for long endurance flight. This is useful for various applications with advanced improvements. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b90d4e01eea8491399fecd8607179ace2025-02-03T06:06:47ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59661687-59742017-01-01201710.1155/2017/98214019821401Development of Dual Power Multirotor SystemChin E. Lin0Thanakorn Supsukbaworn1Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, TaiwanDepartment of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, TaiwanVertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft has good flight characteristics and system performance without runway. The multirotor system has been tried to expand into larger size for longer endurance or higher payload. But the motor power to endurance ratio has been limited. Due to the specific energy of gasoline being much higher than battery, introducing gasoline engine into multirotor system can be considered. This paper proposes a dual power multirotor system to combine a quadrotor using gasoline engines to provide major lift in shorter arm with another quadrotor using brushless DC motors to offer most controllable force with longer arm. System design, fabrication, and verification of the proposed dual power multirotor system development are presented. Preliminary flights have achieved 16 kg payload for long endurance flight. This is useful for various applications with advanced improvements.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9821401 |
| spellingShingle | Chin E. Lin Thanakorn Supsukbaworn Development of Dual Power Multirotor System International Journal of Aerospace Engineering |
| title | Development of Dual Power Multirotor System |
| title_full | Development of Dual Power Multirotor System |
| title_fullStr | Development of Dual Power Multirotor System |
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