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Dynamics modeling and simulation of parafoil-assisted ship propulsion system
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Si-yu ZHANG1, Fa-ting YU1, Jin-shu LU1, Yan-jun LI2
Journal of Ship Mechanics | 2026, 30(1) : 21 - 31
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Journal of Ship Mechanics | 2026, 30(1): 21-31
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Dynamics modeling and simulation of parafoil-assisted ship propulsion system
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Si-yu ZHANG1, Fa-ting YU1, Jin-shu LU1, Yan-jun LI2
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  • 1.School of Naval Architecture and Maritime, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
  • 2.Key Laboratory of Aircraft Environment Control and Life Support, MIIT, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
Published: 2026-01-15 doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-7294.2026.01.003
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As a maneuverable flexible aircraft, the parafoil has the advantages of superior aerodynamic performance, lightweight and small packing volume. The flexible tethered parafoil on a ship employs strong wind energy as an auxiliary propulsion power during high-altitude hover flights. The dynamic models in the longitudinal plane for the lift-off and the flight-assisting phares were established based on Newton-Euler's law. The simulation calculations for these two processes were carried out using the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. The findings demonstrate that the tension of the tethered rope is excessive when the rope elongates too slowly during the lift-off phase. Furthermore, it becomes challenging for the parafoil to achieve a smooth take-off when the rope elongates too fast. Therefore, there exists a safe elongation velocity range of 1-2 m/s for the tethered rope during the lift-off phase. When operating within the safe velocity range, the faster the tethered rope elongates, the faster the parafoil lifts off, the smoother the trajectory is, and the smaller the tension and the angle of attack are. In the flight-assisting phase, parafoil-assisted propulsion's effectiveness is found to be positively correlated with the hovering height, the parafoil area, and the angle of attack. Besides, the range of safe operational angles of attack for a propulsion parafoil is considerably broader than that of an airdrop parafoil.

parafoil-assisted  /  dynamics  /  wind energy  /  green ship
Si-yu ZHANG, Fa-ting YU, Jin-shu LU, Yan-jun LI. Dynamics modeling and simulation of parafoil-assisted ship propulsion system[J]. Journal of Ship Mechanics, 2026 , 30 (1) : 21 -31 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-7294.2026.01.003
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doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-7294.2026.01.003
  • Receive Date:2025-07-21
  • Online Date:2026-07-07
  • Published:2026-01-15
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  • Received:2025-07-21
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    1.School of Naval Architecture and Maritime, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
    2.Key Laboratory of Aircraft Environment Control and Life Support, MIIT, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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