06.2 - Flight Dynamics and Control (UAV related)
TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION OF EVTOL VEHICLES FOR URBAN AIR MOBILITY USING INDIRECT METHODS
K. Mall¹, R. Gadre¹, J. Gerardus¹, D.A. DeLaurentis¹; ¹Purdue University, United States
This paper is first instance of using advanced indirect methods of optimization for finding optimal cruise, descent, and landing phases of eVTOL vehicles for UAM missions. Such optimization has not been studied much and would be needed to make UAM more profitable and feasible. Government agencies, companies, and university researchers in the UAM domain will benefit from this study.