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  • Carlos III University of Madrid  (UC3M)                   wiki
  • GreenKite project (ENE2015-69937R), funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
  • Gonzalo Sánchez Arriaga, Ramón y Cajal research fellow at the department of Bioengineering and Aerospace Engineering at the UC3M        CV
  • fly-generation scenarios                         
  • ground-generation scenarios
  • https://aero.uc3m.es/WindKites.html
  • "Although some activities on kite dynamics and control were carried out from 2004 to 2006, UC3M activites on AWE systems formally started in 2015 thanks to a Leonardo Grant funded by BBVA Foundation"
  • "UC3M has developed LAKSA, an open source simulation package to study the dynamic and control of AWE systems"
    • "LAKSA's module named KiteFlex can be used to study ground-generation and fly-generation systems"
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Jan. 20, 2020, post by Joe Faust
Paper

Experimental setup to study airborne wind energy generation using a train of kites
H. Endo, K. Arakawa, G. Sanchez-Arriaga, H. Fujii, H. Okubo, Y. Takahashi, Airborne Wind Energy Conference, Freiburg, (2017)
"We present an experimental study of airborne wind energy generation with a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) lifted by a kite train to higher altitude"
See HERE.

Recent publications 
(up to Oct 2019) 
  1. A lagrangian flight simulator for airborne wind energy systems
    G. Sanchez-Arriaga, A. Pastor-Rodríguez, M. Sanjurjo-Rivo, R. Schmehl, Applied Mathematical Modelling, (2019) [DOI]
  2. Flight Path Reconstruction and Flight Test of Four-line Power Kites
    R. Borobia-Moreno, G. Sanchez-Arriaga, A. Serino, R. Schmehl, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, (2018) [DOI]
  3. A constraint-free flight simulator package for airborne wind energy systems
    G. Sanchez-Arriaga, A. Pastror-Rodríguez, R. Borobia-Moreno, R. Schmehl, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, (2018) [DOI]
  4. Modeling and stability analysis of tethered kites at high-altitudes
    A. Pastror-Rodríguez, G. Sanchez-Arriaga, M. Sanjurjo-Rivo, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (2017) [DOI]
  5. Modeling and dynamics of a two-line kite
    G. Sanchez-Arriaga, M. García-Villalba, R. Schmehl, Applied Mathematical Modelling, (2017) [DOI]
  6. A Kite model with bridle control for wind power generation
    J. Alonso and G. Sanchez-Arriaga, Journal of Aircraft, (2015) [DOI]
  7. Flight dynamics and stability of kites in steady and unsteady wind conditions
    L. Salord and G. Sanchez-Arriaga, Journal of Aircraft, (2014) [DOI]
  8. Dynamics and control of single-line kites
    G. Sanchez-Arriaga, The Aeronautical Journal, (2006) [DOI]
Conference presentations
  1. Flight Testing, Aerodynamic Parameter Identification and Dynamic Simulation of Rigid and Flexible Kites Applied to Airborne Wind Energy Systems
    R. Borobia-Moreno, D. Ramiro-Rebollo, G. Sánchez-Arriaga, R. Schmehl, Airborne Wind Energy Conference, Glasgow, (2019)
  2. A Small-Scale Experimental Setup aimed at the aerodynamic parameter identification of flexible and rigid kites applied to airborne wind energy systems
    R. Borobia-Moreno, G. Sánchez-Arriaga, 7th European Conference on Renewable Energy Systems, Madrid, (2019)
  3. Lagrangian and classical multi-drone dynamic simulators with application to airborne wind energy systems
    J. A. Serrano-Iglesias, G. Sánchez-Arriaga, 7th European Conference on Renewable Energy Systems, Madrid, (2019)
  4. A constraint-free flight simulator package for airborne wind energy systems
    G. Sanchez-Arriaga, A. Pastor-Rodríguez, R. Borobia-Moreno, R. Schmehl, Torque2018, Milan, (2018)
  5. Application of the Estimation Before Modelling (EBM) technique to the Aerodynamic Characterization of Power Kites
    R. Borobia-Moreno, G. Sanchez-Arriaga, R. Schmehl, Airborne Wind Energy Conference, Freiburg, (2017)
  6. Determination of Optimal Control Laws in Airborne Wind Energy Scenarios With a Self-Consistent Kite Dynamics Model
    D. Expósito, M. Soler, G. Sanchez-Arriaga, Airborne Wind Energy Conference, Freiburg, (2017)
  7. Experimental setup to study airborne wind energy generation using a train of kites
    H. Endo, K. Arakawa, G. Sanchez-Arriaga, H. Fujii, H. Okubo, Y. Takahashi, Airborne Wind Energy Conference, Freiburg, (2017)
  8. Kite Flight Simulators Based on Minimal Coordinate Formulations
    G. Sanchez-Arriaga, A. Pastor-Rodríguez, M. García-Villalba, M. Sanjurjo-Rivo, R. Borobia-Moreno, R. Schmehl, Airborne Wind Energy Conference, Freiburg, (2017)
  9. A low-cost experimental platform for airborne wind energy generation using kites
    H. Hendo, G. Sanchez-Arriaga, World Wind Energy Conference, Malmoe, (2017)
  10. Flight Testing Setup for the Aerodynamic Characterisation of Power Kites Applied to Airborne Wind Energy Generation
    R. Borobia-Moreno, A. Serino, H. Hendo, G. Sanchez-Arriaga, World Wind Energy Conference, Malmoe, (2017)
  11. Kite Flight Simulator
    G. Sanchez-Arriaga, AIAA Pegasus Student Conference, Toulouse, (2005)
PhD Theses
  1. Aplication of Flight Testing Techniques to the Aerodynamic Charaterization of Power Kites
    R. Borobia-Moreno. Director: G. Sánchez-Arriaga. On-going Thesis
  2. Aeroelastic Analysis of Kites Applied to Airborne Wind Energy Systems
    I. Castro-Fernández. Directors: R. Cavallaro and G. Sánchez-Arriaga. On-going Thesis
Bachelor and Master Theses
  1. Flight Testing Rig for Airborne Wind Energy Systems
    D. Ramiro-Rebollo. Director: G. Sánchez-Arriaga, UC3M, (2019)
  2. Design and Manufacturing of a Control System for a Dual-Line Kite
    M. Poole. Director: G. Sánchez-Arriaga, UC3M, (2018)
  3. Design of a mechanical assembly for power kites automatic control
    A. Huerta, Director: G. Sánchez-Arriaga, UC3M, (2018)
  4. Modeling and simulation of a train of kites
    J. A. Serrano, Director: G. Sánchez-Arriaga, UC3M, (2018)
  5. Path Controller Implementation for Airborne Wind Energy Systems
    G. Escribano, Director: G. Sánchez-Arriaga, UC3M, (2018)
  6. Control System and Hardware-related Elements Applied to Flight Testing of Airborne Wind Energy Systems
    A. Otero, Director: G. Sánchez-Arriaga, UC3M, (2018)
  7. Flight Testing of Power Kites
    I. Martín, Director: G. Sánchez-Arriaga, UC3M, (2017)
  8. Dynamics and control of acrobatic kites
    P. Muñoz, Director: G. Sánchez-Arriaga, UC3M, (2016)
  9. On-board instruments and flight tests of giant kites applied to wind power generation
    A. Serino, Director: G. Sánchez-Arriaga, Politecnico de Torino, (2016)
  10. Dinámica y Control de Cometas con bridas de geometría variable
    J. A. Pardo, Director: G. Sánchez-Arriaga, Politécnica de Madrid, (2014)
  11. Dinámica y control de cometas de una línea
    L. Salord, Director: G. Sánchez-Arriaga, Politécnica de Madrid, (2013)