A Hybrid Dynamic Programming-Equivalent Consumption Minimisation Strategy Based Energy Management for Aircraft Failure Conditions

With the advancement of autonomous technology and increased reliance on hybrid architectures to achieve carbon-neutral goals for transportation, energy management strategy advancements should be enhanced. Previously, offline techniques were reserved for comparisons, due to requiring a predefined mission profile. Therefore, real-time response is not possible with offline strategies, such as dynamic programming. Hence, for adaptability to real-time conditions, an offline strategy must be applied alongside to respond to unexpected scenarios, such as failures within the system. This study explores using dynamic programming in connection with the equivalent consumption minimisation strategy to allow for reduced fuel consumption and battery ageing during normal operation and failure modes. This study explores the potential benefits of using dynamic programming for normal operation, while retaining the real-time functionality of the equivalent consumption minimisation strategy to allow failure operations to be considered and respond to changes in the predefined mission profile.