- Mass build-up from the CAD, then thrust and power against throttle, first from momentum theory and maker data, later from the bench (#3).
- Hover throttle, endurance and the energy a given mission needs. Volans Command (#6) uses it to reject missions the battery can't finish.
- Hover time against payload from 0 to 300 g, the input for payload release (#15).
- ArduPilot SITL configured with Faust's mass, size, motors and battery, so simulated missions behave like real ones.
Project Volans / Test and analysis / #09
Faust digital twin
A model of Faust that predicts hover throttle, power, endurance and payload, and a simulator set up with Faust's real numbers.
- Part of
- Project Volans
- Area
- Test and analysis
- Status
- Planned
- In the loop
- Check
01 / What it does
The project
02 / Why
What it gives Volans
A simulator that behaves like Faust means fewer surprises on the first flights and failsafe tests that mean something.
03 / Plan
Steps and targets
- 01Mass and CG table from the CADPlanned
- 02Hover and endurance with an uncertainty bandPlanned
- 03Mission energy functionPlanned
- 04Faust SITL frame and parametersPlanned
- 05Validate against bench and flight dataPlanned
Success looks like
- Hover throttle within 5 % of the real Faust
- Endurance within 10 % of a real hover test
Planned project. This page will be updated with results once the work is done.