Cosworth completes UAV hybrid propulsion study for UK Ministry of Defence

摘要

Cosworth recently announced that it has used its advanced propulsion system modelling and simulation techniques to evaluate the benefits of hybrid system technologies and assess the challenges of fitting such systems to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The study for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) looked at gasoline and heavy fuel engines fitted to generic medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) platforms, and considered the utility of adding combinations of energy recovery, energy storage and electric drive technologies.