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Modeling and stability analysis of tethered kites at high altitudes

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dc.affiliation.dptoUC3M. Departamento de Ingeniería Aeroespaciales
dc.affiliation.grupoinvUC3M. Grupo de Investigación: Equipo de Propulsión Espacial y Plasmas (EP2)es
dc.contributor.authorPastor Rodríguez, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorSánchez Arriaga, Gonzalo
dc.contributor.authorSanjurjo Rivo, Manuel
dc.contributor.funderMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad (España)es
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-18T10:01:04Z
dc.date.available2021-03-18T10:01:04Z
dc.date.issued2017-08-01
dc.description.abstractA systematic analysis of the role played by several physical mechanisms in the longitudinal stability of a tethered kite is presented. A simple model, which artificially constrains the pitch motion of the kite and approximates the tether by a massless and rigid bar, is improved progressively to include the kite pitch motion as well as the tether inertia, flexibility, wind load, and elasticity. The models are presented as compact sets of ordinary differential equations without algebraic constraints, which are explicitly eliminated by making an extensive use of Lagrangian mechanics. The contributions of each physical mechanism on kite stability are investigated separately, and a tradeoff between the complexity and computational costs of the models against their accuracy and reliability is carried out. The wind load on the tether is identified as a key effect stabilizing the steady state of the kites. The optimal bridle design and tether length selections to compute the kite ceiling are discussed.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by Fundación BBVA under the Convocatoria 2015 de Ayudas BBVA a Investigadores y Creadores Culturales grant no. IN[15]_TIC_ING_0313. G. Sánchez-Arriaga was supported by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of Spain (grant no. RYC-2014-15357)en
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationJournal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, (2017), 40(8), pp.: 1892-1901.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2514/1.G002550
dc.identifier.issn0731-5090
dc.identifier.publicationfirstpage1892
dc.identifier.publicationissue8
dc.identifier.publicationlastpage1901
dc.identifier.publicationtitleJOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICSen
dc.identifier.publicationvolume40
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10016/32171
dc.identifier.uxxiAR/0000020333
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauticsen
dc.relation.projectIDGobierno de España. RYC-2014-15357es
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.G002550en
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dc.rights.accessRightsopen accessen
dc.subject.ecienciaAeronáuticaes
dc.subject.otherPower-generationen
dc.subject.otherUltimate tensile strengthen
dc.subject.otherTethered kitesen
dc.subject.otherLongitudinal stabilityen
dc.subject.otherLift coefficienten
dc.subject.otherKite tetheren
dc.subject.otherFinite element methoden
dc.subject.otherElectrodynamic tetheren
dc.subject.otherAirborne wind energyen
dc.subject.otherMathematical modelsen
dc.subject.otherAspect ratioen
dc.titleModeling and stability analysis of tethered kites at high altitudesen
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