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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University of Bristol
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492631 |
| Summary: | 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-rotor assembly and tail-rotor drive shaft with electrical drives on the main and tail rotors offers many potential benefits. |
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