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Initial Sizing of a Tilt Ducted Fan Type eVTOL for Urban Air Mobility

도심항공 모빌리티(UAM)를 위한 틸트 덕티드 팬 형 eVTOL의 초기 사이징

  • 이상곤 (세종대학교 항공우주공학과) ;
  • 고보성 (세종대학교 항공우주공학과) ;
  • 안성호 (세종대학교 항공우주공학과) ;
  • 황호연 (세종대학교 항공우주공학과, 지능형드론 융합전공학과)
  • Received : 2021.07.05
  • Accepted : 2021.09.28
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

A large amount of time and cost is consumed due to congestions caused by an increasing number of cars which results in a lot of emissions. To overcome these problems, a new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is being considered. Since vertical take off and landing without a separate runway is realized and electricity is used as a power source, it could solve the saturated ground traffic congestions without emissions. In this paper, the initial sizing was performed based on the Nexus 6HX of Belltextron which is a tilt-ducted fan type. In this study, the electric propulsion system that only uses battery was implemented instead of current Nexus 6HX hybrid electric propulsion. Aerodynamic analyses were performed using OpenVSP and XFLR5. Power-to-weight ratio, wing loading, estimated weight were calculated with these analyses.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 국토교통부/국토교통과학기술진흥원과 정부(과학기술정보통신부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원으로 수행되었음(과제번호 21CTAP-C157731-02, 2019R1F1A1042533).

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