This paper describes the design maturation of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for urban air mobility. This work aims to build upon previous work on the propulsion design to ensure the vehicle is stable and airworthy using GeneAl, a python based genetic algorithm. The design aspects used in the genetic algorithm for this study are wing position, planform dimensions, number of propulsors and their span-wise position. Additionally, a detailed powertrain configuration analyzed using Simulink is also presented. Aerodynamic efficiency of various propulsion configurations and power requirements will be evaluated and the final design presented.


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    Title :

    Propulsion Configuration Design and Analysis for an eVTOL Passenger Air Shuttle


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2021-08-11


    Size :

    1480525 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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