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2010

S.G.C. de Groot, J. Breukels, R. Schmehl, W.J. Ockels: “Multibody system model reduction for the derivation of a flight dynamics model for real-time kite control”. Manuscript, submitted to AIAA Journal of Aircraft.

E.J. Terink, J. Breukels, R. Schmehl, W.J. Ockels: “Flight Dynamics and Stability of a Tethered Inflatable Kiteplane”. Manuscript, accepted for publication in AIAA Journal of Aircraft.

J. Breukels, W.J. Ockels: “Simulation of a flexible arc-shaped surf kite”. Manuscript, submitted to AIAA Journal of Aircraft.

J. Breukels, W.J. Ockels: "A Multi-Body System Approach to the Simulation of Flexible Membrane Airfoils". Manuscript, submitted to Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio (AIDAA).

J. Breukels, W.J. Ockels: "Simulation of a Three Dimensional Flexible Sail Wing with an Inflated Tubular Spar". Manuscript, submitted to Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio (AIDAA).

2009

J. Breukels, W.J. Ockels: "A Multi-Body System Approach to simulation of inflated tubular beams". Manuscript, submitted to Journal of Multibody System Dynamics.

R.F. Verheul, J. Breukels, W.J. Ockels: “Material selection and joining methods for the purpose of a high-altitude inflatable kite”. AIAA 2009-2338, 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA, USA, 4-5 May 2009. pdf

2008

P. Williams, B. Lansdorp, W.J. Ockels: “Optimal Crosswind Towing and Power Generation with Tethered Kites”. AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 31, No. 1, 2008. doi: 10.2514/1.30089

J. Breukels, W.J. Ockels: "Analysis of complex inflatable structures using a multi-body dynamics approach". AIAA 2009-2338, 49th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Schaumburg, IL, USA, 7-10 April 2008. pdf

P. Williams, B. Lansdorp, W.J. Ockels: “Nonlinear Control and Estimation of a Tethered Kite in Changing Wind Conditions”, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2008. doi: 10.2514/1.31604

B. Lansdorp, R. Ruiterkamp, P. Williams, W.J. Ockels: "Long-Term Laddermill Modeling for Site Selection". AIAA-2008-6690, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, Honolulu, Hawaii, 18-21 August 2008. pdf

P. Williams, B. Lansdorp, W.J. Ockels: “Modeling, Simulation, and Testing of Surf Kites for Power Generation”. AIAA 2008-6693, AIAA Modelling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 18-21 August 2008. pdf

P. Williams, B. Lansdorp, W.J. Ockels: “Modeling of Optimal Power Generation using Multiple Kites". AIAA 2008-6691, AIAA Modelling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 18-21 August 2008. pdf

2007

A.R. Podgaets, W.J. Ockels: "Laddermill sail – a new concept in sailing". International Conference on Engineering Technology (ICET 2007), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11-14 December 2007. pdf

A.R. Podgaets, W.J. Ockels: "Robust Control of Laddermill Wind Energy System". Wind Power Shanghai Conference, Shanghai, China, 1-3 November 2007. pdf

A.R. Podgaets, W.J. Ockels: "Comparison of two mathematical models of the kite for Laddermill sail simulation". IAENG World Congress of Engineering Computer Science, San Francisco, CA, USA, 24-26 October 2007. pdf

A.R. Podgaets, W.J. Ockels: "Flight Control of the High Altitude Wind Power System". 7th Conference on Sustainable Applications for Tropical Island States, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, 3-6 June 2007. pdf

J. Breukels, W.J. Ockels: "A multi-body dynamics approach to a cable simulation for kites". Asian Modelling and Simulation (AsiaMS2007), Beijing, China, 8-10 October 2007. pdf

B. Lansdorp, W.J. Ockels: "Design and construction of the 4kW groundstation for the laddermill". 7th IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems (EuroPES 2007), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 29-31 August 2007. pdf

P. Williams, B. Lansdorp, W.J. Ockels: "Optimal Trajectories for Tethered Kite Mounted on a Vertical Axis Generator". AIAA 2007-6706, AIAA Modelling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, Hilton Head, SC, USA, 20-23 August 2007. pdf

P. Williams, B. Lansdorp, W.J. Ockels: “Flexible Tethered Kite with Movable Attachment Points, Part II: State and Wind Estimation”. AIAA-2007-6629, AIAA Modelling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, Hilton Head, SC, USA, 20-23 August 2007. pdf

P. Williams, B. Lansdorp, W.J. Ockels: “Flexible Tethered Kite with Movable Attachment Points, Part I: Dynamics and Control”. AIAA-2007-6628, AIAA Modelling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, Hilton Head, SC, USA, 20-23 August 2007. pdf

P. Williams, B. Lansdorp, W.J. Ockels: “Towards Flight Testing of Remotely Controlled Surfkites for Wind Energy Generation”. AIAA-2007-6643, AIAA Modelling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, Hilton Head, SC, USA, 20-23 August 2007. pdf

J. Breukels, W.J. Ockels: "Numerical and Experimental Results of the Airflow in the Delft University KiteLab". AIAA 2007-3922, 25th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Miami, FL, USA, 25-28 June 2007. pdf

J. Breukels, W.J. Ockels: "Design of a large inflatable kiteplane". AIAA 2007-2246, 48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Honolulu, HI, USA, 23-26 April 2007. pdf

J. Breuer, W.J. Ockels, R.H. Luchsinger: "An inflatable wing using the principle of Tensairity". AIAA 2007-2117, 48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Honolulu, HI, USA, 23-26 April 2007. pdf

A.R. Podgaets, W.J. Ockels: "Stability of Optimal Solutions: Multi- and Single-Objective Approaches". 1st IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Multicriteria Decision Making (MCDM 2007), Honolulu, HI, USA, 1-5 April 2007. pdf

J. Breukels, W.J. Ockels: “Past, present and future of kites and energy generation”. Power and Energy Systems Conference 2007, Clearwater, FL, USA, 3-5 January 2007. pdf

2006

A.R. Podgaets, W.J. Ockels: "Flight control and stability of a multiple kites tethered system".Renewable Energy 2006, Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan, 9-13 October 2006. pdf

W.J. Ockels, R. Ruiterkamp, B. Lansdorp: "Ship propulsion by Kites combining energy production by Laddermill principle and direct kite propulsion". Kite Sailing Symposium, Center for Wooden Boats/South Lake Union, Seattle, WA, 28-30 September 2006. pdf

B. Lansdorp, P. Williams: "The Laddermill - Innovative Wind Energy from High Altitudes in Holland and Australia". Global Windpower 2006, Adelaide, Australia, 18-21 September 2006. pdf

A.R. Podgaets, W.J.Ockels: "Problem of Pareto-Optimal Control for a High Altitude Energy System". 9th World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC IX), Florence, Italy, 19-25 August 2006. pdf

A.R. Podgaets, W.J.Ockels: "Three-dimensional simulation of a Laddermill". 3rd Asian Wind Power Conference (WindPowerAsia2006), Beijing, China, 28-30 June, 2006. pdf

B. Lansdorp, W.J. Ockels: "Design and construction of a 2 kW Laddermill groundstation". Wind Power Asia 2006, Beijing, China, 28-30 June 2006.

2005

J. Breukels, W.J. Ockels: "Tethered kiteplane design for the Laddermill project". 4th World Wind Energy Conference & Renewable Energy Exhibition 2005, Melbourne, Australia, 2-5 November 2005. pdf

B. Lansdorp, B. Remes, W.J. Ockels: "Design and testing of a remotely controlled surfkite for the Laddermill". 4th World Wind Energy Conference & Renewable Energy Exhibition 2005, Melbourne, Australia, 2-5 November 2005. pdf

B. Lansdorp, W.J. Ockels: "Design of a 100 MW laddermill for wind energy generation from 5 km altitude", 7th World Congress on Recovery, Recycling and Re-Integration, Peking, China, 25-29 September 2005. pdf

B. Lansdorp, W.J. Ockels: "Comparison of concepts for high-altitude wind energy generation with ground based generator". 2nd China International Renewable Energy Equipment & Technology Exhibition and Conference, Beijing, China, 25-27 May 2005. pdf

2004

W.J. Ockels, B. Lansdorp, J. Breukels, G. Spierenburg: "The Laddermill: work in progress". European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition, London, UK, 22-25 November 2004. pdf

2001

W.J. Ockels: "Laddermill, a novel concept to exploit the energy in the airspace". Aircraft Design, Vol. 4, No. 2-3, pp. 81-97, 2001. doi: 10.1016/S1369-8869(01)00002-7


BAK, 2012 July announcement:


FLYING PLAZA - KITES THAT LIFT US TO A HIGHER LEVEL
 

We are looking for interested Aerospace Engineering students who would like to participate in this exciting art project of Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno.

Flying Plaza is an idea of Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno: a floating square that lifts people up in the air by means of aerodynamic forces. The innovative concept is essentially based on kite technology and addresses new ways of thinking about inventive land use and the construction of future landscapes. Flying Plaza will be the first chapter of a science fiction scenario: an artistic vision upon future expansion of The Netherlands; from moving further onto the sea to moving upwards into the sky.

One of the various designs proposed by Tomas Saraceno that will be explored in the frame of this research assignment

We are looking for 2-3 MSc students with engineering focus who would like be part of our project team, working in close collaboration with the artist Tomas Saraceno to design, develop, build and finally launch the Flying Plaza. Commissioned by the harbour of Rotterdam, a kick-off workshop for this project is planned for June 2012 bringing together students and artist. Unmanned functional prototypes will be used to explore feasibility of various designs. Next to a second workshop, expert meetings with several professionals from the field will be scheduled. The final project goal is to build the Flying Plaza for a payload of a few persons. The demonstration launch should take place in June 2013.

Tasks

Students are expected to be proactive and take a leading role in the following aspects of the project:

  • Literature research on reference projects.
  • Analyse safety considerations and regulations.
  • Feasibility assessments for Flying Plaza concepts and selection of best one for further development. In this phase, existing design proposals of the artist have to be assessed as well as own designs.
  • Finalise design for Flying Plaza.
  • Study location and weather conditions at the deployment site, the Maasvlakte 2
  • Research materials, suppliers and producers
  • Develop minimal two prototypes (a small one without people to be tested in September 2012 and a large one to be launched with a few people on it in June 2013)

 

Requirements

Students should have a background in at least one of the fields listed below:

  • Aerodynamics / wind energy
  • Light-weight structures
  • Architectural engineering

 

Starting date

ASAP

Contact

The project will be supervised by the kite power research group and the aerodynamics group of the Faculty of Aerospace ENgineering of Delft University of Technology

DR. ROLAND SCHMEHL , head of kite power research group
DR. LEO VELDHUIS , head of wind tunnel laboratories

Download the assignment from here.


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