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Design, Testing, and Realisation of a Medium Size Aerostat Envelope
2016
Defence Science Journal
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The aerostat envelope is the aerodynamically shaped fabric enclosure part of the aerostat which generally uses helium for lifting useful payloads to a specified height. ...
Equilibrium studies are then explained for balancing forces and moments in static conditions. The tether profile estimation technique is discussed to estimate blow by distance and tether length. ...
The methods for carrying out equilibrium analysis, tether tension and tether profile estimation have been presented for the given configuration. important design parameters were estimated for the entire ...
doi:10.14429/dsj.66.9291
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Stability Analysis of a Tethered Aerostat
2003
Journal of Aircraft
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The added mass coefficients k; and k3 were estimated using data for ellipsoids.! ...
Aerodynamic Parameters
The aerodynamic parameters used in the dynamics model must be estimated for this particular aerostat. ...
doi:10.2514/2.3149
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Influence of Ballonet Motions on the Longitudinal Stability of Tethered Aerostats
1980
Journal of Aircraft
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5x, from Eq. (26) = aerodynamic angle of attack, w/U, = perturbed cable angle = cable angle defined in Fig. 4 = complex eigenvector term for 7 from Eq. (26) = quantity perturbed from equilibrium = quantity ...
The volume is organized to provide a detailed coverage of both the available experimental data and the theoretical prediction methods in current use. ...
doi:10.2514/3.57906
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Cable Control of an Aerostat Platform: Experimental Results and Model Validation
2007
Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
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The method for varying the length of the cable using a lumped-mass model is similar to a technique developed for simulating marine cables in reel-in/payout operation [14]. ...
A., “A Method for Holding a Pilot Balloon or Light Aerostat at a Predetermined Height for Meteorological Observations,” Meteorologiya i Gidrologiya, No. 4, 1978, pp. 102-104. ...
doi:10.2514/1.22598
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Dynamic Response to Turbulence of Tethered Lighter-Than-Air Platforms
2011
Journal of Aircraft
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The input parameters considered in the method are derived from experimental and simulated data, which are elaborated to obtain the static and dynamic atmospheric properties in terms of mean windspeed profile ...
The results, even though they are obtained for a specific example application, demonstrate the general viability of the algorithm proposed for the evaluation of the dynamic response of high-altitude tethered ...
acknowledge the support of the Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere Radar Facility at Aberystwyth, funded by the United Kingdom Natural Environment Research Council and the British Atmospheric Data Centre, for ...
doi:10.2514/1.c031137
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Tethered Aerostat Modeling Using an Efficient Recursive Rigid-Body Dynamics Approach
2011
Journal of Aircraft
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Simulations are used to show how the proposed recursive model can be used to investigate the dynamic response and tether loads for a 17 m tethered aerostat in response to varying winds. ...
A tethered aerostat model is developed using a computationally efficient recursive tether model. ...
Li and Nahon [2] proposed a modeling and estimation method for airships, then performed analysis based on a linearized version of the model and flight data. ...
doi:10.2514/1.c031179
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Dynamics of Circularly Towed Aerial Cable Systems, Part I: Optimal Configurations and Their Stability
2007
Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
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However, the method can be used with any aircraft parameters, which should prove useful for more detailed design for specific aircraft configurations. ...
Equilibrium Configurations
Equilibrium solutions for the towed-cable problem have been discussed at length in previous studies. ...
doi:10.2514/1.20433
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Validation analyses of integrated procedures for evaluation of stability, buffeting response and wind loads on the Messina Bridge
2013
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
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The topic of this paper is a comparative presentation of the results obtained by RWDI and Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) through independent theoretical and numerical methods, on the basis of an identical ...
C D0 K D0 C L0 K L0 Main Cables 0,52 0 0 -2.6767 Hangers 0,6 0 0 0 The quasi-static approximation was also used for the two towers. ...
As done for the Flutter Derivatives, the quasi-static approximation was used to extrapolate the aerodynamic admittance functions coefficients and cover for drag which was not experimentally identified. ...
doi:10.1016/j.jweia.2013.07.013
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Parameter estimation for towed cable systems using moving horizon estimation
2015
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
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This paper presents a strategy for optimal estimation of parameters for towed cable systems using moving horizon estimation (MHE). ...
A Pareto frontier is used to demonstrate a series of optimal experimental configurations obtained by adjusting the model complexity (number of cable links and horizon steps). ...
Methods based on Gauss's Principle are suitable for inelastic cables, which may be inappropriate for the cable (e.g. a fishing line) used in the current experiment. ...
doi:10.1109/taes.2014.130642
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Design of a High-Altitude Long-Endurance Solar-Powered Unmanned Air Vehicle for Multi-Payload and Operations
2007
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part G, Journal of Aerospace Engineering
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A finiteelement method and a classical theoretical analysis was carried out using the Msc/Patran/ Nastran code to predict the static and aeroelastic behaviour of the SHAMPO. ...
A blended wing body (BWB) configuration has been selected for solar HAVE aircraft multi payload and operation (SHAMPO) with eight brushless electric motors, as the result of a preliminary design. ...
The distributed variables are discretized in space using the Galerkin's method. ...
doi:10.1243/09544100jaero119
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Cable-driven parallel mechanisms: state of the art and perspectives
2014
Mechanical Engineering Reviews
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This 1 3 scale prototype has a foot print of approximately 0.5km 2 and the cables connecting the ground winches to the aerostat have a length of approximately 400m. ...
advanced methods [16] . ...
doi:10.1299/mer.2014dsm0004
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Wind-Induced Phenomena in Long-Span Cable-Supported Bridges: A Comparative Review of Wind Tunnel Tests and Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling
2021
Applied Sciences
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Traditionally, wind tunnel tests have been the preferred method of conducting bridge wind analysis. ...
The focus of this paper is on long-span cable-supported bridges. Wind issues in long-span cable-supported bridges can include flutter, vortex-induced vibrations and rain–wind-induced vibrations. ...
Compared with currently available computational capacity, these simulations would be considered nascent for using a 2D coarse mesh and approximating the near-wall behaviour using wall functions. ...
doi:10.3390/app11041642
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Airship Research and Development in the Areas of Design, Structures, Dynamics and Energy Systems
2012
International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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Recent years have seen an outpour of revived interest in the use of airships for a number of applications.Present day developments in materials, propulsion, solar panels, and energy storage systems and ...
simulation capabilities in CAD/CAE, CFD and FEA provided by modern computers allow an accurate design useful to optimize and reduce the development time of these vehicles.The purpose of this contribution ...
[94] , Fluent was used to accurately simulate the motion of stratospheric airships with a model that calculated the aerodynamics of an airship based on a panel method and an engineering estimation approach ...
doi:10.5139/ijass.2012.13.2.170
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Structural and Aerodynamics Analysis on Different Architectures for the Elettra Twin Flyer Prototype
2013
Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
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In this paper, the authors analyze and compare two airship configurations for the Elettra Twin Flyer prototype, an innovative airship concept which is remotely-controlled and intended for monitoring, surveillance ...
The second architecture is a soap-shaped exoskeleton configuration which features a single inflated section, incorporating two separate elements, which are held internally by a system of ribs. ...
The Steady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations have been solved using the sequential algorithm based on the Semi-Implicit Method for Pressure Linked Equations (SIM-PLE) [17] method with ...
doi:10.1007/s10846-013-9823-9
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Electric power generation in wind farms with pumping kites: levelized cost of energy and sensitivity analysis
2020
Research, Society and Development
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The research makes use of the LCOE method. ...
cost of energy of three wind farm scenarios: Classic wind farm, Wind farm with tethered airfoils operating in Pumping Kite mode and a hybrid park with the two park configurations studied. ...
Acknowledgement The authors would like to thank the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) for funding this research project. ...
doi:10.33448/rsd-v9i7.4528
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