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Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Control of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles
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Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Control of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles

A special issue of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310). This special issue belongs to the section "Aeronautics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 2526

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Angelo Lerro

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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
Interests: flight mechanics and flying qualities; simulation and modelling of rigid and flexible aircraft; aircraft aerodynamics; formation flight; synthetic air data; aircraft identification; flight tests
Prof. Dr. Flavio J. Silvestre

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Chair of Flight Mechanics, Flight Controls and Aeroelasticity, Technical University of Berlin, 10587 Berlin, Germany
Interests: flight mechanics; aeroservoelasticity; flight controls; flexible aircraft; high aspect-ratio wings

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Government, academic, and industrial efforts work together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 set by the United Nations. To this aim, several advanced aircraft are expected to operate civil tasks (people or goods transport, surveillance, etc.) on regional routes, in suburban areas and in urban areas with the use of sustainable energy sources. Many challenges are addressed to advanced short-range aircraft (e.g., suburban and urban air mobility), such as vertical take-off and landing capabilities and unmanned operations. Structural and aerodynamic optimization are key aspects for greener regional aircraft, such as wings with greater aspect ratios and distributed electric propulsion. The integration of new propulsion systems and the adoption of novel aircraft architectures have a profound impact on aircraft dynamics (e.g., control and flying qualities), structural design (e.g., advanced materials, battery integration), avionics (e.g., system redundancy, sensors), etc. In the latter scenario, multi-disciplinary approaches are mandatory to design advanced air mobility vehicles as the process would rely on unconventional solutions.

This Special Issue aims to collect high-quality papers focused on outstanding research results in the fields of aerodynamics, flight dynamics, structural design, avionics, autonomous navigation and control solutions for advanced air mobility vehicles. Authors are, therefore, invited to submit contributions that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

  • Multi-disciplinary design process (e.g., considering aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, structures) for advanced aircraft targeting the integration of hybrid or fully electric propulsion;
  • Novel solutions for high aerodynamic efficiency;
  • Aerodynamic design, numerical analysis, and experimental verification of novel aircraft architectures (e.g., distributed electric propulsion, boxed wing);
  • Advanced aircraft aerodynamics on stability and control analysis;
  • Simulation in a realistic environment (e.g., urban scenarios, wind effects, formation flight);
  • Numerical and experimental evaluation of flying and handling qualities;
  • Automatic formation control of piloted and autonomous aircraft;
  • Identification methods for advanced aircraft (e.g., multi-rotor, lift + cruise);
  • Autonomous control systems both for unmanned and supervised advanced aircraft;
  • Path planning, aircraft control, and mission management;
  • Control strategies (adaptive control, neural techniques, etc.) for transition from vertical to horizontal operations;
  • Lighter-than-air vehicles;
  • Automatic take-off and landing.

Dr. Angelo Lerro
Prof. Dr. Flavio J. Silvestre
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • advanced air mobility
  • multi-disciplinary design
  • unmanned aircraft systems
  • urban air mobility
  • flight dynamics
  • simulation
  • control
  • aerodynamics

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The Modeling and Control of a Distributed-Vector-Propulsion UAV with Aero-Propulsion Coupling Effect
by Jiyu Xia and Zhou Zhou
Aerospace 2024, 11(4), 284; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11040284 - 06 Apr 2024
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A novel distributed-vector-propulsion UAV (DVPUAV) is introduced in this paper, which has the capability of Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), and can realize relatively high-speed cruise. As the core of the DVPUAV, the propulsion wing designed under the guidance of the integration idea [...] Read more.
A novel distributed-vector-propulsion UAV (DVPUAV) is introduced in this paper, which has the capability of Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), and can realize relatively high-speed cruise. As the core of the DVPUAV, the propulsion wing designed under the guidance of the integration idea is not only a lifting body but also a propulsion device and a control mechanism. However, this kind of aircraft has a series of difficult problems with complex aero-propulsion coupling, flight modes switching, and so many inputs and control coupling. In order to describe this coupling effect to improve the accuracy of dynamics, an aero-propulsion coupling model is developed, considering both computation reliability and real-time. Afterward, a unique control framework is designed for the DVPUAV. By optimizing control logic, this control framework realizes the decoupling of longitudinal and lateral directional control and even the decoupling of roll and yaw control. Next, based on the Iterative linear quadratic regulator (ILQR), a new Model Predictive Control (MPC) controller with the ability to solve complex nonlinear problems is proposed which achieves the unification of the controller for the full flight envelope. Finally, the good performance of the control framework and controller is verified in the whole process of the flight simulation from take-off to landing. Full article
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Sizing of Multicopter Air Taxis—Weight, Endurance, and Range
by Yannian Yang, Yu Liang, Stefan Pröbsting, Pengyu Li, Haoyu Zhang, Benxu Huang, Chaofan Liu, Hailong Pei and Bernd R. Noack
Aerospace 2024, 11(3), 200; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11030200 - 01 Mar 2024
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In the near future, urban air mobility (UAM) will let an old dream of human society come true: affordable and fast air transportation for almost everyone. Among the various existing designs, the multicopter configuration best combines the advantages of compactness, simplicity, and maturity. [...] Read more.
In the near future, urban air mobility (UAM) will let an old dream of human society come true: affordable and fast air transportation for almost everyone. Among the various existing designs, the multicopter configuration best combines the advantages of compactness, simplicity, and maturity. These aspects are important for actual use, particularly during the early stage of this market. This study elaborates on the design principles of UAM multicopters by examining existing models in terms of their configuration, weight, and range specifications. In particular, the weights of the different components are estimated based on empirical models, aerodynamic fundamentals for the analysis of UAM multicopters are derived from momentum theory, and the power and energy requirements for hovering and cruise flight are evaluated, thereby enabling estimation of the maximum hovering time and flight range. Finally, a sizing method is introduced and validated against an actual UAM design. Full article
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