05 - Propulsion
INFLUENCE OF MOTOR CHARACTERISTICS ON OPTIMAL PROPROTOR DESIGN
S. Shahjahan¹, D. Verstraete¹; ¹The University of Sydney, Australia
Proprotor designs often overlook the consideration of the vehicle's motor powertrain. Proprotors are optimised for an eVTOL vehicle employing three distinct electric motors with the same power rating but differs in maximum torque and rotational speed. Results indicate that the Pareto-optimal proprotor designs are significantly influenced by the specific powertrain to which they are coupled.