Safety evaluation of the power system of electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles with different configurations

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作者：
Liu J. [1 ,2 ]
Tan Y. [1 ]
机构：
[1] College of Computer, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha
[2] Automotive Engineering Research Institute, Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd, Guangzhou
来源：
Harbin Gongcheng Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Harbin Engineering University | 2024年 / 45卷 / 02期
关键词：
aircraft configuration; electric aircraft; electric vertical take-off and landing; failure risk; fault tree analysis; functional hazard analyses; powertrain configuration; safety evaluation;
D O I：
10.11990/jheu.202310024
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摘要：
Safety evaluation is critical in the architecture development, safety management, design verification, and commercialization of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts. However, relevant research on eVTOL configuration and system design in China is limited. In this study, four different configurations of eVTOL aircraft, including lift and cruise fixed-wing aircraft, multi-rotor aircraft with four axes and eight rotors, fixed-wing and tilt-rotor aircraft, and tilt-wing aircraft, were analyzed and compared using functional hazard analysis (FHA) and fault tree analysis (FTA) methods. The analysis results show that the power configuration of lift and cruise fixed-wing eVTOL aircraft has better reliability than the three other configurations in the specific application scenarios considered in this study. The combination of the FHA and FTA methods adds comprehensiveness and depth to the understanding of functional hazards and identifies multiple potential pathways to mitigate the risk of power system failure. The safety evaluation results can be used as a reference for eVTOL dynamic configuration selection and product development. © 2024 Editorial Board of Journal of Harbin Engineering. All rights reserved.
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页码：339 / 348
页数：9
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