05 - Propulsion
LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION DESIGN METHOD AND STRATEGY FOR HIGH-ALTITUDE PROPELLERS BASED ON FLIGHT PROFILE
M. Zhang¹, J. Jiao¹, J. Zhang¹, Z. Zhang¹; ¹Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
This paper proposes two different strategies and utilizes the Co-Kriging surrogate model to perform a multi-point design of high-altitude propellers. The results indicate that the strategy, which focuses on minimizing the total energy consumption throughout the flight profile, proves to be more effective in reducing the overall energy consumption of solar-powered UAVs.