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An overview of recent results on the take-off and landing phases of airborne wind energy systems with a rigid aircraft is given. The considered take-off approach employs a linear motion system installed on the ground to accelerate the aircraft to take-off speed and on-board propellers to sustain the climb up to operational altitude. Theoretical ana...
A control approach to realize the autonomous take-off of a tethered aircraft is described, and experimental results on a small-scale prototype are presented. The plant comprises a ground station, equipped with a linear motion system and a controlled winch, connected to a tethered rigid aircraft. The linear motion system is used to accelerate the ai...
A control design approach to achieve fully autonomous takeoff and flight maneuvers with a tethered aircraft is presented and demonstrated in real-world flight tests with a small-scale prototype. A ground station equipped with a controlled winch and a linear motion system accelerates the aircraft to takeoff speed and controls the tether reeling in o...
A control design approach to achieve fully autonomous take-off and flight maneuvers with a tethered aircraft is presented and demonstrated in real-world flight tests with a small-scale prototype. A ground station equipped with a controlled winch and a linear motion system accelerates the aircraft to take-off speed and controls the tether reeling in...
The design of a prototype to carry out take-off and flight tests with tethered aircrafts is presented. The system features a ground station equipped with a winch and a linear motion system. The motion of these two components is regulated by an automatic control system, whose goal is to accelerate a tethered aircraft to take-off speed using the line...
The problem of autonomous launch and landing of a tethered rigid aircraft for
airborne wind energy generation is addressed. The system operates with
ground-based power conversion and pumping cycles, where the tether is
repeatedly reeled in and out of a winch installed on the ground and linked to
an electric motor/generator. In order to accelerate t...
