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Articles | Volume 10, issue 4
Articles | Volume 10, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-661-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-661-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 10, issue 4
Research article
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07 Apr 2025
Research article |  | 07 Apr 2025

Flight guidance concept for the launching and landing phase of a flying wing used in an airborne wind energy system

Dominik Felix Duda, Hendrik Fuest, Tobias Islam, and Dieter Moormann

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The use of flying wings in airborne wind energy systems (AWESs) is promising. This paper develops a guidance concept for launching and landing of such a flying wing AWES. The fundamental challenges are presented, and a suitable guidance concept is identified. It is analyzed in terms of controllability at different wind speeds and guidance parameters allowing the design of a controller. Simulation results show that the guidance concept presented here facilitates the desired launching and landing.
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