Initial Sizing and Sensitivity Analysis of a Personal Air Vehicle

Mohammad Irfan Alam

doi:10.1007/978-981-33-4080-0_20

Initial Sizing and Sensitivity Analysis of a Personal Air Vehicle

Mohammad Irfan Alam^*

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Abstract

Megacities of the world are going through the unprecedented challenge of increasing congestion and frequent traffic jams. There is an immediate demand for a fast, safe, and efficient mode of mass mobility, especially in the densely populated cities of the world. Personal air vehicles could play a vital role in solving the above problems by blending the speed and efficiency of an airplane with the cost and convenience of a car. This paper discusses the initial sizing approach of a personal air vehicle. The objective is to size an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the range of 200 km and payload of 200 kg. A dataset of various ongoing eVTOLs under development is used for the initial estimate of weight sizing. A sensitivity analysis is also carried out to study the effect of some design parameters which influence the selection of the final configuration. This study is based on the preliminary investigation and meant to serve as initial steps in the process of problem formulation for multidisciplinary design optimization of the system of transport.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Renewable Power for Sustainable Growth - Proceedings of International Conference on Renewal Power, ICRP 2020
Editors	Atif Iqbal, Hasmat Malik, Hasmat Malik, Ahmed Riyaz, Kouzou Abdellah, Sertac Bayhan
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	205-214
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9789813340794
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4080-0_20
State	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Renewal Power, ICRP 2020 - Rajouri, India Duration: 13 Jul 2020 → 14 Jul 2020

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume	723 LNEE
ISSN (Print)	1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)	1876-1119

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Renewal Power, ICRP 2020
Country/Territory	India
City	Rajouri
Period	13/07/20 → 14/07/20

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Air taxi
Electric aircraft
On-demand urban-air-mobility (OD-UAM)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Alam, M. I. (2021). Initial Sizing and Sensitivity Analysis of a Personal Air Vehicle. In A. Iqbal, H. Malik, H. Malik, A. Riyaz, K. Abdellah, & S. Bayhan (Eds.), Renewable Power for Sustainable Growth - Proceedings of International Conference on Renewal Power, ICRP 2020 (pp. 205-214). (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Vol. 723 LNEE). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4080-0_20

Alam, Mohammad Irfan. / Initial Sizing and Sensitivity Analysis of a Personal Air Vehicle. Renewable Power for Sustainable Growth - Proceedings of International Conference on Renewal Power, ICRP 2020. editor / Atif Iqbal ; Hasmat Malik ; Hasmat Malik ; Ahmed Riyaz ; Kouzou Abdellah ; Sertac Bayhan. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. pp. 205-214 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering).

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Alam, MI 2021, Initial Sizing and Sensitivity Analysis of a Personal Air Vehicle. in A Iqbal, H Malik, H Malik, A Riyaz, K Abdellah & S Bayhan (eds), Renewable Power for Sustainable Growth - Proceedings of International Conference on Renewal Power, ICRP 2020. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol. 723 LNEE, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 205-214, International Conference on Renewal Power, ICRP 2020, Rajouri, India, 13/07/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4080-0_20

Initial Sizing and Sensitivity Analysis of a Personal Air Vehicle. / Alam, Mohammad Irfan.
Renewable Power for Sustainable Growth - Proceedings of International Conference on Renewal Power, ICRP 2020. ed. / Atif Iqbal; Hasmat Malik; Hasmat Malik; Ahmed Riyaz; Kouzou Abdellah; Sertac Bayhan. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. p. 205-214 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Vol. 723 LNEE).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Alam MI. Initial Sizing and Sensitivity Analysis of a Personal Air Vehicle. In Iqbal A, Malik H, Malik H, Riyaz A, Abdellah K, Bayhan S, editors, Renewable Power for Sustainable Growth - Proceedings of International Conference on Renewal Power, ICRP 2020. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2021. p. 205-214. (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-981-33-4080-0_20

Initial Sizing and Sensitivity Analysis of a Personal Air Vehicle

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