Experiments on Extending the Flight Regimes of Electrically Powered Multi-engine Drones Using Automatic Loading Systems

The extension of flight regimes, in the case of multi engine drones, practically means the increase of flight autonomy, which can be done by two clear methods: optimizing the instantaneous consumptions at the drone level, by studying and comparing flight regimes during missions, or by developing fixed loading, located on its route, using polarized PADs for loading and a software for monitoring and / or commanding the loading process, the method developed in this project. Practically, in this paper, such a charging system is presented, dedicated to electrically powered multi-engine drones, in automatic mode, without disconnecting the batteries from the support drone.