Hybrid drone powered by combined gasoline and electric motors

Haider Ghassan; Mahgoub Omar; Kerolos Soliman; Ibrahim Alhouti; Mohammad A. AlShabi; Mamdouh EL Haj Assad

doi:10.1117/12.2566117

23 April 2020 Hybrid drone powered by combined gasoline and electric motors

Haider Ghassan, Mahgoub Omar, Kerolos Soliman, Ibrahim Alhouti, Mohammad A. AlShabi, Mamdouh EL Haj Assad

Proceedings Volume 11425, Unmanned Systems Technology XXII; 114250W (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2566117
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

This work investigates design of a drone for transporting valuable objects. All the required components for building the drone and discussed. The drone can carry a maximum payload of 10 kg for a long duration over reasonable distance. This is achieved by using a hybrid mechanism that combines two 25cc fuel engines with four electrical motors operating by two 6S lithium polymer (LiPo) batteries. The hybrid mechanism is chosen as it tackles the electric drone main problems which are: short flight duration and low payload-carrying ability.

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Haider Ghassan, Mahgoub Omar, Kerolos Soliman, Ibrahim Alhouti, Mohammad A. AlShabi, and Mamdouh EL Haj Assad "Hybrid drone powered by combined gasoline and electric motors", Proc. SPIE 11425, Unmanned Systems Technology XXII, 114250W (23 April 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2566117

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