SMART ROTORS
Prandtlplane ARchitecture for the Sustainable Improvement of Future AirpLanes
Funding: Kansen voor West
Duration: 2020-2023
Project partners: RHIA, NLR, KVE Composites, Airborne
Team
Dr.ir. T. (Tomas) Sinnige
PI
✉ T.Sinnige@tudelft.nl
Dr.ir. G. (Gabriel) Margalida
✉ G.Margalida@tudelft.nl
B. (Biagio) Della Corte, MSc
✉ B.DellaCorte@tudelft.nl
Objective
SMART ROTORS is an ERDF-funded project aimed at the development of design, analysis, and manufacturing tools for future quiet, efficient rotors. The goal of the project is to develop a new integrated design and automated manufacturing methodology for rotors for electric aircraft and drones for future urban air mobility. TUD focuses on the multi-disciplinary aerodynamic/acoustic optimization of rotors with a rapid design tool, including validation with high-fidelity numerical and experimental simulations.
