Energy Management of Solar UAV Level Flight

Tian Zhang, Xiaoping Zhu, Zhou Zhou, Rui Wang, Ran Chen

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Abstract

Aiming at the problem of energy storage during the level flight of solar powered UAV, the energy management of UAV in horizontal flight is studied in this paper based on a diamond wing solar powered aircraft with dihedral. The incident angle from the sun to the solar cell can be derived from the relationship between the motion attitude of the aircraft and solar normal line, and then the energy production model coupled with the motion attitude is obtained, which is verified through the level flight. Besides, in order to maximize the residual energy, the energy production model and energy consumption model are combined to optimize the flight trajectory during the level flight. Finally, the simulation results show that the optimized trajectory can manage the energy better, which means that the residual energy can been maximized.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management, ICPHM 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538611647
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Aug 2018
Event2018 IEEE International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management, ICPHM 2018 - Seattle, United States
Duration: 11 Jun 201813 Jun 2018

Publication series

Name2018 IEEE International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management, ICPHM 2018

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management, ICPHM 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle
Period11/06/1813/06/18

Keywords

  • component
  • Energy Management
  • Energy Production
  • Optimal Trajectory
  • Solar UAV

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