A fault tolerant modular machine for a direct drive rotary wing unmanned air vehicle application

Advances in electric drive technology have meant that power to weight ratios and efficiencies have increased to a point where the practical implementation of an electrically driven Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) is viable. The replacement of the existing gearbox, tail...

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Main Author: Nall, Samuel Jackson
Published: University of Bristol 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492631