Flight dynamics and development of the stability control method of the aero-train (1st report, flight test by pushing)

Yasuaki Kohama; Hideo Watanabe; Satoshi Kikuchi; Fukuo Ohta; Takayuki Itoh

doi:10.1299/kikaib.68.102

Flight dynamics and development of the stability control method of the aero-train (1st report, flight test by pushing)

Yasuaki Kohama, Hideo Watanabe, Satoshi Kikuchi, Fukuo Ohta, Takayuki Itoh

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Abstract

Taking into account of the serious greenhouse effect of the Earth, drastic proposal which presents the Carbon Dioxide emission from transportation system must be done. In Japan, over 20% of the Carbon Dioxide is emitted from transportation system. Aero-Train is the new zero-emission high speed vehicle which we are proposing. Wing in ground effect is introduced to obtain highest lift to drag ratio and highest payload. Because of its high efficiency, Aero-Train can be run using only natural energy existing in the space where the vehicle runs. First phase of the present investigation has been done using a running model pushed by a car in the guideway located at the Miyazaki Research Center of RTRI. Results showed that the model successfully floated over 70 km/h around 30 seconds. Best lift to drag ration was 20. Present concept seems to be quite plausible for next generation zero-emission high speed vehicle.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	102-107
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B
Volume	68
Issue number	665
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1299/kikaib.68.102
Publication status	Published - 2002 Jan

Keywords

Blade
Greenhouse effect
High speed ground vehicle
Maneuverability
Modeling
Motion control
Natural energy
Propulsion
Wing-in-ground effect
Zero-emission

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering

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Flight dynamics and development of the stability control method of the aero-train (1st report, flight test by pushing). / Kohama, Yasuaki; Watanabe, Hideo; Kikuchi, Satoshi; Ohta, Fukuo; Itoh, Takayuki.

In: Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, Vol. 68, No. 665, 01.2002, p. 102-107.

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