Configuration Study and Performance of a Military V/STOL Roadable Aircraft

Giannini, Francesco; Deux, Antoine; Youngren, Harold; Parks, Robert W.

doi:10.2514/6.2011-6997

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“…Saeed and Gratton made an evaluation of the historical issues associated with achieving non-helicopter vertical and short take-off and landing (V/STOL) capability and the search for the flying car concept [12]. Giannini et al performed a conceptual design of a VTOL roadable aircraft that was preceded by an exhaustive literature study including critical technologies such as hybrid electric drive, advanced batteries, variable geometry, ducted fan propulsion systems, advanced lightweight heavy fuel engines, lightweight materials, advanced sensors, and flight controls for stable transition from vertical to horizontal flight [13]. Over the last few years, significant developments in automotive and aviation industries have shown that flying cars are expected to be introduced in the automotive and aviation market between 2020 and 2025 with valuable contributions of various start-ups such as Terrafugia, AeroMobil and well-established automobile and aviation manufacturing companies such as Airbus, Audi, Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, etc… [14].…”

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Uçan Arabaların İniş Takımı ve Süspansiyon Sisteminin, İniş ve Engel Geçme Manevraları için Performans Modellemesi

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Recent research and development activities in both in aviation and automotive industries resulted with a genuine product known as roadable aircraft also known as flying car. Roadable aircraft is combination of a small size airplane and a passenger vehicle containing the superior sides of both products; and provides door-to-door transportation by both ground and air. Many companies invested in this product and first commercial units are expected to be the launched within 5 years. Suspension system of a roadable aircrafts plays a significant role in the overall product design, as it should satisfy the customer requirements for both aircrafts and passenger cars: landing and traveling on road. In this study, suspension system of a flying car was modelled in Matlab/Simulink and optimized as a quarter car model employing a 2 DOF Mass-Spring-Damper system. The equations of motion were presented, and the model was firstly simulated as an aircraft landing gear for landing performance. Then the model was run to determine driving performance on road for a typical bump passing manoeuvre. A set of design parameters was determined for acceptable performance outputs: suspension system damping element acting force and displacement for the landing and maximum acceleration for the bump passing performance.

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confidence: 99%