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Single Line Tethered Glider Kyle Ball Jon Erbelding Matthew Douglas Paul Grossi William Charlock Sajid Subhani 9/9/2013 Problem Definition Presentation P14462 Agenda Team introduction Problem definition Private and academic

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Kyle Ball Matthew Douglas William Charlock

Single Line Tethered Glider

Jon Erbelding Paul Grossi Sajid Subhani

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  • Team introduction
  • Problem definition
  • Private and academic development
  • Customer needs
  • Engineering requirements
  • Timeline moving forward

Agenda

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Team Introduction

Team Member Role Sajid Subhani Industrial Eng / Team Lead Kyle Ball Mech Eng Matthew Douglas Mech Eng William Charlock Mech Eng Jon Erbelding Mech Eng Paul Grossi Mech Eng MSD Staff Role Ed Hanzlik Team Guide Art North Team Guide Mario Gomes Customer

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  • Goal: Design, build, and test a tethered, small-

scale, human-controlled glider.

  • Critical project objectives
  • Maintain maximum tension on the tether
  • Sustaining horizontal and vertical flight paths
  • Measure/record tether tension & position
  • Understand the influential parameters for sustained,

tethered, unpowered flight

Problem Definition

Base Station Glider Tether Operator w/ controller 9/9/2013 Problem Definition Presentation P14462

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  • Ampyx Power
  • Tethered Glider
  • Ground power generation
  • Figure-8 pattern
  • Capable of generating 850kW

Private Development

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  • Makani Power
  • Tethered Glider
  • Airborne wind turbines
  • Circular pattern
  • Tested 30kW; Goal of 600kW

Private Development

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  • Loyd
  • 1980 Paper outlining how to harness high altitude wind

energy

  • 3 Different Methods
  • Simple Kite
  • Crosswind Powered Kite
  • Drag Powered Kite
  • Uses turbines on kite rather than a ground based generator

Academic Papers

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Academic Papers

Three axis load cell system created by Lansdorp et al.Image taken from [Lansdorp 2007].

Lansdorp

  • Two Different Arrays of Kites
  • Pumping Mill
  • Laddermill
  • Created a system to measure the

tension magnitude and direction using 3D load cell assembly

  • Basis for our system

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Donnelly

  • Fighter Kites
  • Theoretical model to predict motion of

fighter kite

  • Created a method to control the fighter

kite motion

  • Created an experimental rig with

generator and variable tether length similar to Lansdorp’s.

Academic Papers

Three axis load cell allowing for variable tether length created by Chris Donnelley. Image taken from [Donnelly 2013].

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Customer Needs

CN # Importance Description

CN1 1 Tethered glider system (with electric prop assist for launching) that demonstrates at least 3 minutes of continuous circular flight path with taunt tether. CN2 1 Human controlled plane CN3 1 No special flight skills required CN4 2 Laptop not required for data collection CN5 1 Tether tension is measured and recorded during flights CN6 1 Tether direction is measured and recorded during flights CN7 1 Videos with accompanying data files of all flight tests CN8 1 Robust plane design CN9 1 Maximize tether tension CN10 2 Vertical and horizontal flight CN11 1 Obtain data that can be compared to Matlab simulation CN12 2 Reasonable plane size

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Engineering Requirements

Metric No. Metric Marginal Value Ideal Value Units 1 Wingspan <=1.5 <1 m 2 Weight <=6 <=4 lbs 3 System Cost <500 $ 4 Length of Looping Flight >2 >=3 min 5 Resolution of Tension Data <=0.1 <=0.01 N 6 Resolution of Angular Position Data <=0.5 <=0.1 deg 7 Typical Repair Time 5 3 min 8 Data Sampling Rate >=100 >=500 Hz 9 Minimal Operational Wind Speed at Ground Level 10 5 mph 10 Maximum Operational Wind Speed at Ground Level 20 40 mph 11 Safe for User and Observer Yes Yes Binary 12 Number of Looping Trials Demonstrated >=25 >=30 Integer 13 Training Time (1st Time) <30 <20 min 14 Number of Left Right Horizontal Trials >=25 >=30 Integer

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House of Quality

Engineering Metrics Customer Requirements Customer Weights

Wingspan Weight System Cost Length of Looping Flight Resolution of Tension Data Resolution of Angular Position Data Typical Repair Time Data Sampling Rate Minimal Operational Wind Speed at Ground Level Maximum Operational Wind Speed at Ground Level Safe for User and Observer Number of Looping Trials Demonstrated Training Time (1st Time) Number of Left Right Horizontal Trials

1 Tethered glider system (with electric prop assist for launching)

1

x x 2 Human controlled plane

1

x x 3 No special flight skills required

1

x 4 Laptop not required for data collection

2

x x x 5 Tether tension is measured and recorded during flights

1

x x 6 Tether direction is measured and recorded during flights

1

x x 7 Videos with accompanying data files of all flight tests (even

1

x x 8 Robust plane design

1

x x x x 9 Maximize tether tension

1

x 10 Verticle and horizontal flight

2

x x 11 Obtain data that can be compared with Matlab simulation

1

x x x 12 Reasonable plane size

2

x x x x Technical Targets (Specifications) <=1.5 (m) <=6 (lbs) <500 ($) >=2 (min) <=0.1 (N) <=0.5 (deg) 5 (min) >=100 (Hz) 10 (mph) 20 (mph) Yes (binary) >=25 (integer) <30 (min) >=25 (integer)

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  • Phase 1 (wk 1-3) - COMPLETE!
  • Define/understand problem definition
  • Research similar projects
  • Organize as a team
  • Phase 2 (wk 4-6) - In progress
  • Learn to fly
  • Research production load cells & gliders
  • Identify/understand critical engineering theory

Timeline

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  • Phase 3 (wk 7-9)
  • Determine glider design
  • If building glider from scratch
  • Identify airfoil types, materials, control/communication features
  • Develop theoretical simulation of flight
  • Phase 4 (wk 10-13)
  • Refine glider design
  • Refine theoretical simulations
  • Phase 5 (wk 14-15)
  • Order materials

Timeline

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Using Asana

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  • Team introduction
  • Problem definition
  • Private and academic development
  • Customer needs
  • Engineering requirements
  • Timeline moving forward

Summary

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  • Ampyx Power. http://www.ampyxpower.com/
  • Makani Power. http://www.makanipower.com/home/
  • Loyd, Miles L. “Crosswind Kite Power.” Journal of Energy 4.3 (1980): 106–111.

Print.

  • Lansdorp, Bas. “Comparison of Concepts for High-altitude Wind Energy

Generation with Ground Based Generator.” Proceedings of the NRE 2005 Conference,Beijing, (2005): 1–9. Web. 17 Feb. 2011.

  • Donnelly, Christopher. “Dynamics and control of a single-line maneuverable

kite.” Rochester Institute of Technology. (2013).

References

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Questions?

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