| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 233, 2018
8th EASN-CEAS International Workshop on Manufacturing for Growth & Innovation
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| Article Number | 00028 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201823300028 | |
| Published online | 21 November 2018 | |
Optimal Sizing of Electric Multirotor Configurations
1
University of Salento, Dep. of Engineering for Innovation, 73100 Lecce, Italy
2
University of Bologna (Forlì Campus), Dep. of Industrial Engineering, 47121 Forlì, Italy
3
University of Strathclyde, Dep. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, G1 1XJ Glasgow, UK
* e-mail: giulio.avanzini@unisalento.it
A sizing tool for the definition of the configuration of electrically powered multirotor platforms is developed, which accounts for a realistic battery discharge model. The tool is developed to provide the community with the possibility of deriving the best configuration for performing a given task, while accounting for specific constraints and performance requirements. An evolutionary algorithm is used for searching the design space and to identify feasible designs with optimal performance in terms of maximum hovering time on the target and payload weight fraction.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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