SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (AEROSPACE ENGINEERING) KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
Team Members
PROF. SAMEER HAMEER
ALEX KATUSO KİLWAYA
BRİAN VUYİYA
Team Info
This Project Seeks On Addressing The Viability Of İmplementing An Advanced Turboelectric Propulsion System On A Puma As332 Helicopter Using Technologies Such As High Efficiency Brushless Dc Motors, Lithium-İon Batteries And Real-Times Digital Propulsion Control Systems. This Turboelectric Propulsion System Combines A Gas Turbine Engine With An Electric Generator To Produce Electric Power/Energy That Then Powers The Electric Motors Driving Both The Main And Tail Rotors To Produce, Lift, Thrust And Propulsion.\R\N\R\Nthis Project Aims At Addressing Limitations Associated With The Current Helicopter Propulsion Systems Related To Noise, Emissions, Weight, Mechanical Complexity And Operational Flexibility. By İntegrating An Advanced Turboelectric Powertrain, The Project Seeks To Demonstrate Reduced Noise, İmproved Control And Efficiency, Lower Maintenance Needs And Greater Sustainability Thus Meeting Future Need Within The Helicopter İndustry.
