Marcel Müller
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, D-97421 Schweinfurt, Germany
Abid Ali
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, D-97421 Schweinfurt, Germany
Alfred Tareilus
Gleitschirmfreunde Schweinfurt e.V., D-97506 Grafenrheinfeld, Germany
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp17142327Published in: Proceedings of The 9th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, EUROSIM 2016, The 57th SIMS Conference on Simulation and Modelling SIMS 2016
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 142:48, p. 327-333
Published: 2018-12-19
ISBN: 978-91-7685-399-3
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
A simulation model of a paraglider ?ight is presented in this paper. The dynamics of the paraglider trajectory, as well as its twist angle are governed by a complex interplay between gravity and drag force. Differential equations describing this dynamical behaviour are developed by balancing all the forces and torques acting on the system. The developed model allows to compare different ?ight situations and ?nd out optimal values of the parameters, which may be used in further steps for example optimization of the towing process. Simulation results of the paraglider launch process using a vehicle unreeling winch and subsequent gliding under different wind conditions are compared with real data.
