The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will perform a full-scale crash test of a representative electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) fuselage in November 2022. The test article is a carbon-composite fuselage cabin section of the six-passenger lift plus cruise (LPC) eVTOL design concept which was created by NASA to advance understanding of eVTOL propulsion, noise, and safety. The test will consist of impacting the fuselage cabin section onto a concrete surface with a combined horizontal and vertical velocity approximating a severe but survivable crash landing for this vehicle design. Data generated from this test will be used to inform eVTOL crashworthiness regulation development, evaluate the use of energy absorbing concepts within vehicle design, and validate finite element model (FEM) techniques used in crashworthiness predictions. The cabin section response will be evaluated using structural instrumentation, anthropometric test devices (ATDs), and high-speed photogrammetry. This study will compare pre-test FEM predictions to test results to quantify the capability of these tools to predict crashworthiness of the carbon-composite eVTOL airframe.


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    Titel :

    Simulation and Analysis of NASA Lift Plus Cruise eVTOL Crash Test


    Beteiligte:
    Jacob Putnam (Autor:in) / Justin Littell (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Vertical Flight Society's 79th Annual Forum ; 2023 ; West Palm Beach, FL, US


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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