Calculation of the power required to operate a tethered unmanned airborne platform in gust conditions

Abstract This work aims to assess the necessary power for a tethered high-altitude unmanned airborne platform, in which propulsion system and payload are powered from ground-based cable source. A summary solution of differential equations given describe spatial position its action on platform gust conditions. The mass including payload, effect wind resistance taken into account when calculating power. paper describes architecture, consisting ground station, cable, an presents results field tests, showed good agreement with theoretical studies.