Are Tilt Quadrotors More Energy-Efficient Than Conventional Quadrotors? A Preliminary Study

Karam Eliker, Jerome Jouffroy*

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Abstract

This paper studies the energy-saving potentials of tilt-rotor drones under the presence of wind disturbances. Owing to the symmetry of the problem, a mathematical model including simple computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis-based aerodynamics is first presented. To deal with the minimum energy problem, a minimum energy super-twisting algorithm (STA) is used for stabilization around any desired pitch angle, while the extremum-seeking approach is employed to calculate the optimal pitch angle to minimize the consumed energy in real-time. Numerical simulation and comparison studies with both a conventional quadrotor and a tilt-quadrotor stabilized at zero pitch angle show that the proposed method exhibits an interesting potential in terms of energy consumption, thus resulting in the possibility for greater flight durations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2024
PublisherIEEE
Publication date2024
Pages376-381
ISBN (Electronic)9798350357882
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event2024 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2024 - Chania, Crete, Greece
Duration: 4. Jun 20247. Jun 2024

Conference

Conference2024 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2024
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityChania, Crete
Period04/06/202407/06/2024
SeriesProceedings of International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems
ISSN2373-6720

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