A review of concepts, benefits, and challenges for future electrical propulsion-based aircraft

S Sahoo, X Zhao, K Kyprianidis - Aerospace, 2020 - mdpi.com
Electrification of the propulsion system has opened the door to a new paradigm of
propulsion system configurations and novel aircraft designs, which was never envisioned …

Large-scale multidisciplinary design optimization of an evtol aircraft using comprehensive analysis

D Sarojini, ML Ruh, AJ Joshy, J Yan, AK Ivanov… - AIAA SciTech 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0146. vid This paper presents a
framework under development for enabling large-scale multi-fidelity modeling and …

Comparative assessment of parallel-hybrid-electric propulsion systems for four different aircraft

DF Finger, C Braun, C Bil - Journal of Aircraft, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
Until electric energy storage systems are ready to allow fully electric aircraft, the combination
of combustion engine and electric motor as a hybrid-electric propulsion system seems to be …

Sizing and analysis of a lift-plus-cruise aircraft with electrified propulsion

I Chakraborty, AA Mishra - Journal of Aircraft, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper demonstrates an integrated approach to the sizing and analysis of all-electric,
hybrid-electric, and turboelectric variants of a lift-plus-cruise urban air mobility vertical takeoff …

Multidisciplinary conceptual design for a hybrid-electric commuter aircraft

CP Nasoulis, VG Gkoutzamanis… - The Aeronautical Journal, 2022 - cambridge.org
The electrification of the commuter aircraft is instrumental in the development of novel
propulsion systems. The scope of this work aims to explore the design space of a parallel …

Genetic algorithm optimization of lift-plus-cruise VTOL aircraft with electrified propulsion

R Bhandari, AA Mishra, I Chakraborty - AIAA SciTech 2023 Forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0398. vid Conventional aircraft
sizing methods face challenges analyzing all-electric or hybrid-electric novel aircraft …

Design and Sizing of an Electrified Lift-Plus-Cruise Ducted Fan Aircraft

I Chakraborty, A Aman Mishra, D van Dommelen… - Journal of Aircraft, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper demonstrates parametric definition and sizing of all-electric and hybrid-electric
variants of a dual-purpose ducted fan lift-plus-cruise aircraft configuration. The dual roles …

[HTML][HTML] Design of hybrid-electric aircraft with fault-tolerance considerations

V Marciello, F Orefice, F Nicolosi, D Ciliberti… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential benefits of hybrid-electric or all-electric propulsion have led to a growing
interest in this topic over the past decade. Preliminary design of propulsion systems and …

Sizing of Tilt-Wing Aircraft with All-Electric and Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

I Chakraborty, AA Mishra - Journal of Aircraft, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper demonstrates integrated vehicle and propulsion system sizing and performance
analysis using Parametric Energy-Based Aircraft Configuration Evaluator, an aircraft sizing …

Generalized Energy-Based Flight Vehicle Sizing and Performance Analysis Methodology

I Chakraborty, AA Mishra - Journal of Aircraft, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
Air vehicle sizing requires the ability to estimate the propulsive power and energy
requirements of a flight vehicle as well as its weight. Existing tools and methods for aircraft …