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http://dx.doi.org/10.12673/jant.2021.25.1.17

Aerodynamic Analysis, Required Power and Weight Estimation of a Compound (Tilt rotor + Lift + Cruise) Type eVTOL for Urban Air Mobility using Reverse Engineering Techniques  

Kim, Dong-Hee (Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Department of Aerospace Engineering, Sejong University)
Lee, Joon-Hee (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Sejong University)
Hwang, Ho-Yon (Department of Aerospace Engineering, and Department of Convergence Engineering for Intelligent Drone, Sejong University)
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Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology / v.25, no.1, 2021 , pp. 17-28 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, eVTOL, the next-generation of eco-friendly transportation, has been in the spotlight due to global warming along with traffic jams in large cities of many countries. This study benchmark the external features of Hyundai Motors S-A1, a compound eVTOL combined fixed and tilt rotors among many types of eVTOLs, to create the basic configuration using reverse design techniques. Basic configurations were created using CATIA and aerodynamic analyses were performed using the aircraft design and aerodynamic analysis programs, OpenVSP, XFLR5, and the aircraft wetted area, drag, and lift were calculated after selecting the airfoil, incidence angle, and dihedral and anhedral angles through trade study. Also, required powers were estimated for completing the given mission profile and components weight and the total weight were predicted using the estimation formula and data survey.
Keywords
eVTOL; Urban air mobility; UAM; Aircraft design; Aircraft weight; Aircraft power;
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