The control design of an airborne wind energy system with rigid aircraft, vertical take-off and landing, and pumping operation is described. A hierarchical control structure is implemented, in order to address all operational phases: take-off, transition to power generation, pumping energy generation cycles, transition to hovering, and landing. Control design at all hierarchical levels is described. The design approach is conceived and developed with real-world applicability as main driver. Aircraft design considerations in light of system maneuverability are presented, too, as well as three possible alternative strategies for the retraction phase of the pumping cycle. The automatic control approach is assessed in simulation with a realistic model of the overall system, and the results yield a comparison among the three retraction strategies, clearly indicating the most efficient one. The presented results allow one to simulate the dynamical behavior of an AWE system in all operational phases, enabling further studies on all-round system automation, towards fully autonomous and reliable operation.

描述了具有刚性飞机，垂直起降和抽水操作的机载风能系统的控制设计。为了解决所有操作阶段，实施了分层控制结构：起飞，过渡到发电，抽水发电周期，过渡到悬停和着陆。描述了所有层次级别的控件设计。设计方法是在实际应用中作为主要驱动力而构思和开发的。还介绍了系统可操纵性方面的飞机设计注意事项，以及抽水循环缩回阶段的三种可能的替代策略。自动控制方法是在模拟中使用整个系统的逼真的模型进行评估的，结果得出了三种回缩策略之间的比较，清楚地表明最有效的一种。提出的结果使人们能够模拟AWE系统在所有操作阶段的动态行为，从而可以进一步研究全面的系统自动化，以实现完全自主和可靠的操作。