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In order to study design tradeoffs in the development of an AWE system, it is useful to develop a code to optimize a trajectory for arbitrary objective function and constraints. We present a procedure for using direct collocation to optimize such a trajectory where a model is specified as a set of differential–algebraic equations. The six degree of freedom single-kite, pumping-mode AWE model developed in Chap. 10 is summarized, and two typical periodic optimal control problems are formulated and solved: maximum power and number of cycles per retraction. Finally, a procedure for optimally transitioning between two fixed trajectories is presented.
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Horn, G., Gros, S., Diehl, M. (2013). Numerical Trajectory Optimization for Airborne Wind Energy Systems Described by High Fidelity Aircraft Models. In: Ahrens, U., Diehl, M., Schmehl, R. (eds) Airborne Wind Energy. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39965-7_11
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