Station-keeping HAPS mission through optimal sprint and drift trajectories

[EN] Due to the latest technological breakthroughs, High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) have recently become a feasible solution with great potential in the aerospace industry for Earth observation and communications, among other applications. Minimizing the energy consumption of these solar powe...

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Autores: Delgado Marcos, Adrián, Domínguez Fernández, Diego, Gonzalo de Grado, Jesús, Escapa García, Luis Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10612/21924
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Palabra clave:Ingeniería aeroespacial
HAPS
Station-keeping
Sprint and drift control
Energy saving
Trajectory optimization
Direct transcription
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spelling Station-keeping HAPS mission through optimal sprint and drift trajectoriesDelgado Marcos, AdriánDomínguez Fernández, DiegoGonzalo de Grado, JesúsEscapa García, Luis AlbertoIngeniería aeroespacialHAPSStation-keepingSprint and drift controlEnergy savingTrajectory optimizationDirect transcription3301 Ingeniería y Tecnología Aeronáuticas[EN] Due to the latest technological breakthroughs, High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) have recently become a feasible solution with great potential in the aerospace industry for Earth observation and communications, among other applications. Minimizing the energy consumption of these solar powered platforms is critical and, in the case of lighter than air vehicles, leads to smaller and more manageable platforms. When stratospheric airships perform a station-keeping mission, a certain displacement from the Earth surface reference point is usually admissible. This flexibility makes it possible to define an optimal control law for the airship that minimizes the energy required to fly in a 24-hour cycle, leading to a sprint and drift trajectory. This study analyzes the impact on the energy balance of the mission that stems from the changes in the allowed station-keeping radius. It also considers the effects of the daylight hours, the wind intensity, and the characteristics of the onboard energy system. The associated optimal control problems are rigorously solved numerically by means of a transcription method with regularization. The results define the optimal sprint and drift trajectories adapted to every scenario, providing the time evolution of the available power that controls the flight. The analysis indicates that following the optimal trajectory leads to weight savings in the energy system of about 5.4 kilograms per kilometer of the station-keeping radius. It entails that, for example, if a 20 kilometer radius is allowed, the energy required decreases more than 6% and the payload capacity increases about a 43% when compared to the fixed-point flight.SIPublicación en abierto financiada por el Consorcio de Bibliotecas Universitarias de Castilla y León (BUCLE), con cargo al Programa Operativo 2014ES16RFOP009 FEDER 2014-2020 DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN, Actuación:20007-CL - Apoyo Consorcio BUCLEElsevierIngenieria AeroespacialEscuela de Ingenierias Industrial, Informática y Aeroespacial2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://hdl.handle.net/10612/21924reponame:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Leóninstname:Universidad de LeónIngléshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/219242026-06-24T12:43:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Station-keeping HAPS mission through optimal sprint and drift trajectories
title Station-keeping HAPS mission through optimal sprint and drift trajectories
spellingShingle Station-keeping HAPS mission through optimal sprint and drift trajectories
Delgado Marcos, Adrián
Ingeniería aeroespacial
HAPS
Station-keeping
Sprint and drift control
Energy saving
Trajectory optimization
Direct transcription
3301 Ingeniería y Tecnología Aeronáuticas
title_short Station-keeping HAPS mission through optimal sprint and drift trajectories
title_full Station-keeping HAPS mission through optimal sprint and drift trajectories
title_fullStr Station-keeping HAPS mission through optimal sprint and drift trajectories
title_full_unstemmed Station-keeping HAPS mission through optimal sprint and drift trajectories
title_sort Station-keeping HAPS mission through optimal sprint and drift trajectories
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Delgado Marcos, Adrián
Domínguez Fernández, Diego
Gonzalo de Grado, Jesús
Escapa García, Luis Alberto
author Delgado Marcos, Adrián
author_facet Delgado Marcos, Adrián
Domínguez Fernández, Diego
Gonzalo de Grado, Jesús
Escapa García, Luis Alberto
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author2 Domínguez Fernández, Diego
Gonzalo de Grado, Jesús
Escapa García, Luis Alberto
author2_role author
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author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ingenieria Aeroespacial
Escuela de Ingenierias Industrial, Informática y Aeroespacial
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ingeniería aeroespacial
HAPS
Station-keeping
Sprint and drift control
Energy saving
Trajectory optimization
Direct transcription
3301 Ingeniería y Tecnología Aeronáuticas
topic Ingeniería aeroespacial
HAPS
Station-keeping
Sprint and drift control
Energy saving
Trajectory optimization
Direct transcription
3301 Ingeniería y Tecnología Aeronáuticas
description [EN] Due to the latest technological breakthroughs, High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) have recently become a feasible solution with great potential in the aerospace industry for Earth observation and communications, among other applications. Minimizing the energy consumption of these solar powered platforms is critical and, in the case of lighter than air vehicles, leads to smaller and more manageable platforms. When stratospheric airships perform a station-keeping mission, a certain displacement from the Earth surface reference point is usually admissible. This flexibility makes it possible to define an optimal control law for the airship that minimizes the energy required to fly in a 24-hour cycle, leading to a sprint and drift trajectory. This study analyzes the impact on the energy balance of the mission that stems from the changes in the allowed station-keeping radius. It also considers the effects of the daylight hours, the wind intensity, and the characteristics of the onboard energy system. The associated optimal control problems are rigorously solved numerically by means of a transcription method with regularization. The results define the optimal sprint and drift trajectories adapted to every scenario, providing the time evolution of the available power that controls the flight. The analysis indicates that following the optimal trajectory leads to weight savings in the energy system of about 5.4 kilograms per kilometer of the station-keeping radius. It entails that, for example, if a 20 kilometer radius is allowed, the energy required decreases more than 6% and the payload capacity increases about a 43% when compared to the fixed-point flight.
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