This paper uses gradient-based optimization to minimize the mass of a solar-regenerative high-altitude long-endurance flying-wing aircraft while accounting for nonlinear aeroelastic effects. The aircraft is designed to fly year round at 35° latitude at 18 km above sea level and subjected to energy capture, energy storage, material failure, local buckling, stall, longitudinal stability, and coupled flight and aeroelastic stability constraints. The optimized aircraft has an aspect ratio of 54.52, a surface area of 73.56    m 2 , a mass of 349.5 kg; exhibits little aeroelastic deflection at the design airspeed; and is primarily stability constrained. Several parameter sweeps are performed to determine sensitivity to altitude, latitude, battery specific energy, solar efficiency, avionics and payload power requirements, and minimum design velocity.


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    Titel :

    Gradient-Based Optimization of Solar-Regenerative High-Altitude Long-Endurance Aircraft


    Beteiligte:
    McDonnell, Taylor (Autor:in) / Ning, Andrew (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Journal of Aircraft ; 57 , 6 ; 1189-1201


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2020-09-18


    Format / Umfang :

    13 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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