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A quaternion-based model for optimal control of the SkySails airborne wind energy system
Michael Erhard, Greg Horn, Moritz Diehl
Airborne wind energy systems are capable of extracting energy from higher wind speeds at higher altitudes. The configuration considered in this paper is based on a tethered kite fl…
Flight control of tethered kites in autonomous pumping cycles for airborne wind energy
Michael Erhard, Hans Strauch
Energy harvesting based on tethered kites benefits from exploiting higher wind speeds at higher altitudes. The setup considered in this paper is based on a pumping cycle. It genera…
Sensors and Navigation Algorithms for Flight Control of Tethered Kites
Michael Erhard, Hans Strauch
We present the sensor setup and the basic navigation algorithm used for the flight control of the SkySails towing kite system. Starting with brief summaries on system setup and equ…
Control of Towing Kites for Seagoing Vessels
Michael Erhard, Hans Strauch
In this paper we present the basic features of the flight control of the SkySails towing kite system. After introduction of coordinate definitions and basic system dynamics we intr…