PyThrust is an open-source framework for electric propulsion system analysis, co-design, and parameter optimization in UAV applications. It can be used for multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) within OpenMDAO. It includes steady-state performance solvers, auto-tuning calibration tools to fit manufacturer test data, and database search tools to map theoretical designs onto real-world brushless motor and propeller catalogs.
| System Resistance Calibration | OpenMDAO Hover Co-Design |
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| Empirical Propeller Database | Hover Efficiency Map |
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The full documentation is available at:
https://setuav.github.io/PyThrust/
Key sections:
- Getting Started
- Propulsion Solver
- Motor Calibration
- Examples
- Propulsion and Battery Theory
- Component Databases
PyThrust is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). See LICENSE for the full license.
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