26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS2008-6.6 ST1:

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY BASED SYSTEMS FOR ADVANCED U.A.V.; THE “SAVE” PROJECT

M. Birindelli, S. Chiesa*, S. Corpino*, B. Tranchero, N. Viola*
Alenia Aeronautica, Italy; *Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Keywords: Alternative Energy, Systems for UAV, Fuel Cells, HVDC

The paper presents a research project of Politecnico di Torino in sharing with Alenia Aeronautica; aim of the project is to study new, efficient, effective and environment-friendly on board systems for new, advanced UAV. Particular attention will be focused on diesel engines and fuel cells as alternative to batteries.

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