Staging energy sources to extend flight time of a multirotor UAV
Karan P. Jain,Jerry Tang,Koushil Sreenath,Mark W. Mueller,Karan P. Jain,Jerry Tang,Koushil Sreenath,Mark W. Mueller
Energy sources such as batteries do not decrease in mass after consumption, unlike combustion-based fuels. We present the concept of staging energy sources, i.e. consuming energy in stages and ejecting used stages, to progressively reduce the mass of aerial vehicles in-flight which reduces power consumption, and consequently increases flight time. A flight time vs. energy storage mass analysis is ...
