Tilt rotor aircrafts combine the advantages of the long mileage of fixed-wing airplanes and the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities of rotorcrafts by using tiltable rotors. However, tilt rotor aircrafts suffer from poor autorotation performance and landing stabilitiy. This work proposes an alternative actuation configuration of a tricopter tilt rotor aircraft that aims to optimize the flight duration, VTOL capabilities and stability control. The proposed configuration employs two front tilt rotors that are able to provide thrust-vectoring control with the addition of a fixed tail rotor that produces upward thrust. Dynamic modeling of the proposed actuation configuration is developed to provide insights on how different motions (hovering, ascending, descending, rotating and airplane-like flying) are achieved by manipulating the amounts of thrusts and rotor tilt angles. Preliminary prototype as well as the electronic and control systems are developed and discussed. Proposed configuration has the potential to achieve more sustainable flying.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Design and Modeling of Actuation System of Unmanned Tricopter with Thrust-Vectoring Front Tilt Rotors for Sustainable Flying


    Additional title:

    Lect.Notes Mechanical Engineering




    Publication date :

    2020-06-13


    Size :

    11 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





    Thrust vectoring apparatus and flying object having thrust vectoring apparatus

    FUJISAWA FUMINORI / TANI HIROYUKI / HYUGA DAISUKE | European Patent Office | 2017

    Free access

    THRUST VECTORING APPARATUS AND FLYING OBJECT HAVING THRUST VECTORING APPARATUS

    FUJISAWA FUMINORI / TANI HIROYUKI / HYUGA DAISUKE | European Patent Office | 2016

    Free access

    Unmanned Aerial Vehicle With Omnidirectional Thrust Vectoring

    ZHANG LIHUA / WANG XING / ZHANG ZHENG | European Patent Office | 2018

    Free access

    Unmanned aerial vehicle with omnidirectional thrust vectoring

    ZHANG LIHUA / WANG XING / ZHANG ZHENG | European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access