In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the research and development of high-altitude airships. These systems provide a suspended platform using buoyancy at 17 …
The increased interest over multi-lobed hybrid airships which have been recently identified as an ideal platform for high altitude long endurance applications urges to develop a …
J Tang, D Duan, W Xie - Journal of Aircraft, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper describes a shape exploration and multidisciplinary optimization method of unconventional semirigid nearing space airships. The approach includes several improved …
H Cheng, Z Sha, Y Zhu, F Zhang - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A miniature robotic blimp, as one type of lighter-than-air aerial vehicle, has attracted increasing attention in the science and engineering field for its long flight duration and safe …
L Zhang, M Lv, J Meng, H Du - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper aims to develop a high-altitude solar-powered hybrid airship, which combines aerodynamic lift and buoyancy with buoyancy force and cruises continuously. A multi-lobed …
L Zhang, M Lv, J Meng, H Du - Proceedings of the Institution …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
An increasing focus on hybrid airships and the developments in renewable energies has allowed a methodology for conceptual design and analysis to be described. After a model …
M Tripathi, P Pandey, RS Pant - Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Multilobed hybrid airships are being considered the next paradigm for reinvigorated utilization of lighter-than-air systems toward the realization of a green aviation future …
In recent years, hybrid airships have been identified as promising alternatives for high altitude, long endurance missions. In this study, a design methodology to study the feasibility …