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Articles | Volume 11, issue 1
Articles | Volume 11, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-285-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-285-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 11, issue 1
Research article
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26 Jan 2026
Research article |  | 26 Jan 2026

Trimming a rigid-wing airborne wind system for coordinated circular flights

Duc H. Nguyen, Mark H. Lowenberg, and Espen Oland

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Short summary
Airborne wind energy systems (AWESs) are an emerging technology for power generation using tethered aircraft. The flight dynamics characteristics of rigid-wing AWESs in circular flight is discussed. We examine the cyclic control input to achieve circular soaring flight while being tethered. It was also found that large-radius circular orbits are unstable. The insights gained from this research can help to inform future control design for rigid-wing AWES.
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