Vorticity Transport Model for rotary wing aircraft: application to the predesign of advanced hybrid VTOL aircraft

In the context of the development of electric aircraft, many recent concepts include multiple rotary wings (rotors) and fixed wings, in order to distribute the generation of lift and propulsion and to increase air mobility. The interaction between these elements must be taken into account as early as possible in the design of these aircraft. The proposed thesis aims at using the Vorticity Transport Method (VTM) to characterize the aerodynamic interactions between multiple lifting surfaces during the preliminary design of new aircraft. This method presents an interesting compromise between “high precision” and “reduced computation time” for applications in design/preliminary evaluation, flight dynamics and controls, and pilot assistance.