Trajectory optimization for an All-Electric Aircraft

Integration of flight dynamics and battery dynamics

We conducted a comprehensive study of trajectory optimization algorithms for All-Electric Aircraft (AEA).

For AEA, battery charge minimization can serve as a potential objective function since the battery pack is the sole power resource for the aircraft. Trajectory optimization directly affects range capabilities, which is a main challenge for AEA due to their very limited storage capacities resulting from current battery technologies. It is necessary to integrate battery dynamics and flight dynamics when formulating and solving the energy management problem for AEA.

Related publications

  1. Energy Management for Electric Aircraft via Optimal Control: Cruise Phase
    Wang, Mengyuan, and Mesbahi, Mehran
    In 2020 AIAA/IEEE Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (EATS) 2020
  2. Energy Management for an All-Electric Aircraft via Optimal Control
    Wang, Mengyuan, Kolluri, Suryanarayana, Shah, Krishna, Subramanian, Venkat R, and Mesbahi, Mehran
    IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems 2022