Ten questions concerning the use of drones in urban environments
The backdrop to the rapidly expanding use of drones is described, including development of
drone technology, followed by an overview of current civilian use, focusing on use in and …
drone technology, followed by an overview of current civilian use, focusing on use in and …
Aerodynamic interaction between tandem overlapping propellers in eVTOL airplane mode flight condition
A Zanotti, D Algarotti - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …
characterised by multi-propellers in tandem configurations with different degrees of rotor …
Aerodynamic interaction effects between propellers in typical eVTOL vehicle configurations
Many electric vertical takeoff and landing concepts are characterized by nontraditional
vehicle layouts with distributed propellers. Two propeller interaction types were …
vehicle layouts with distributed propellers. Two propeller interaction types were …
Psychoacoustic analysis of contra-rotating propeller noise for unmanned aerial vehicles
AJ Torija, P Chaitanya, Z Li - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies are rapidly advancing due to the unlimited
number of applications from parcel delivery to people transportation. As the UAV market …
number of applications from parcel delivery to people transportation. As the UAV market …
[HTML][HTML] On the optimum separation distance for minimum noise of contra-rotating rotors
Overlapping rotor systems are currently used on some urban flight vehicles and will become
increasingly common in future electric propulsion, since they provide one of the most …
increasingly common in future electric propulsion, since they provide one of the most …
Psychoacoustic modelling of rotor noise
AJ Torija, Z Li, P Chaitanya - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The aviation sector is rapidly evolving with more electric propulsion systems and a variety of
new technologies of vertical take-off and landing manned and unmanned aerial vehicles …
new technologies of vertical take-off and landing manned and unmanned aerial vehicles …
A modular multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle design approach for development of an engineering education platform
The development of multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has enabled a vast number
of applications. Since further market growth is expected in the future it is important that …
of applications. Since further market growth is expected in the future it is important that …
Numerical investigation of the rotor-rotor aerodynamic interaction for eVTOL aircraft configurations
The rotor-rotor aerodynamic interaction is one of the key phenomena that characterise the
flow and the performance of most of the new urban air mobility vehicles (eVTOLs) developed …
flow and the performance of most of the new urban air mobility vehicles (eVTOLs) developed …
Experimental and computational investigation of stacked rotor performance in hover
Experiments were performed on a 1.108 m diameter coaxial, co-rotating rotor, also called a
stacked rotor, in hover. The performance of the stacked rotor was measured at various …
stacked rotor, in hover. The performance of the stacked rotor was measured at various …
Method for characterization of a multirotor UAV electric propulsion system
Due to their abilities, multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be used in various
missions that require complex and precise movements, so they are a typical representative …
missions that require complex and precise movements, so they are a typical representative …