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This paper presents a modeling approach for AWE systems that allows for developing models of low symbolic complexity and low nonlinearity. The approach is based on multi-body modeling, using natural coordinates and algebraic constraints as a representation of the system evolution. This paper shows how to build such models for AWE systems in the Lagrangian framework and how to efficiently incorporate a non-singular representation of the pose (i.e. 3D orientation) of the wing. The proposed modeling technique is illustrated on a single-wing AWE system for power generation and rotating start-up, and for a dual-wing AWE system.
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Gros, S., Diehl, M. (2013). Modeling of Airborne Wind Energy Systems in Natural Coordinates. In: Ahrens, U., Diehl, M., Schmehl, R. (eds) Airborne Wind Energy. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39965-7_10
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