Optimizing electric propulsion systems for unmanned aerial vehicles

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1340-1353

  Gur, Ohad ^a,b   Rosen, Aviv ^a,b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Faculty of Aerospace Engineering   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BATTERY PACK; DESIGN AIDS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DESIGN TRENDS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC SYSTEMS; MINI UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES; MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION SCHEME; PROPULSION SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY STUDIES;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 73349084264     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.41027     Document Type: Article

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