Minibee TRL3
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Past Project Summary End TRL3/Beginning TRL4 Summer 2022
Hybrid Configuration VTOL for 2PAX during end of TRL 3 was in june 2022 :
- 1 Rotax 915is,
- 2 Emrax 268 twin,
- 60 electric engines with propellers.
File:20220629 Mini-Bee v15.pdf
Please find update Mini-Bee hybrid VTOL multicopter project, which is currently in the TRL4 stage of development. This innovative aircraft is being developed by Technoplane SAS and a consortium of universities and is set to revolutionize air transportation.
The Mini-Bee project is being achieved under a dedicated lesser open source license, primarily for academic partners. This allows multiple actors, including academic, industrial, and individual participants, to collaborate in an open-innovation workflow. Tasks are managed by a coordinator, and project works are mainly shared on a public wiki.
The Mini-Bee hybrid VTOL multicopter is a 2PAX aircraft that can be used for several purposes, including as an ultra-light air ambulance. It is equipped with a single Rotax 915is engine and two Emrax 228 twin hexaphase high-voltage motors that are combined and cooled. The aircraft has sixty electric engines with propellers and a redressor and superconductor to regulate the power output of the electric motors, making it highly efficient.
The Mini-Bee has a composite tubular structure and anti-crash seats and structure, making it safe for passengers. It also has flight and engine monitoring and computerized flight controls for added safety. The aircraft's sensor integration includes various physical sensors, such as an accelerometer, magnetometer, and barometer.
Compared to small helicopters, the Mini-Bee is a cost-effective solution, with no rotor loss and the addition of a parachute for added security. The Mini-Bee can be loaded onto civilian aircraft cargo soutes, reducing logistic costs, and is easily mounted on tarmac.
The Mini-Bee project has been in development since 2015, with several stages completed, including basic mock-ups, detailed concept, scale models, and prototype testing. The project's key future actions for the TRL4 stage, starting in 2022, include continued collaboration with academics and industrials, detailed conception of structure and equipment, defining the flight control unit of 60 rotors, and testing the hybrid power generation with Emrax 228 and hexaphase redressor with superconductor.
In conclusion, the Mini-Bee hybrid VTOL multicopter project is an exciting innovation in air transportation that has the potential to transform the industry. With its efficient propulsion system, safety features, and sensor integration, the Mini-Bee is an excellent choice for short-range flights in urban areas, including as an ultra-light air ambulance. The project's open-source license and collaboration with academics and industrials ensure that it is continually developing and improving, paving the way for the future of air transportation.
Past Configuration 2021 / 22 : End of TRL3
Objective is now to produce a full-scale model of a quadcopter with real hybrid propulsion configuration. A display of a full scale 1/2 cockpit was achieved at Paris Air Show 2019.
Then we will build a full twin engine test configuration.
Technical Review of Mini6bee project by Ecole Centrale Lille :
File:2022 06 16 Réunion technique MiniBee ECL.pdf
Hybrid power generation simulation:
File:Rapport finale Mini Bee.pdf
Energy project on mini-Bee by Estaca Laval 5A ISPEB
20220207_Présentation_Projet_ISPEB_v1.pdf
Faisability review by Estaca SQY 3A:
File:Soutenance finale PIA 10 05 2022.pdf
Motor and electricity test bench by Esigelec:
File:2022-02-08 Soutenance ping Esigelec.pdf
Architecture review by Estaca 4A ASA Laval :
File:20211206 ESTACA5A ASA Prés.pdf
FCU prototype by Cytech :
File:Abstract CY Tech Mini Bee 2022.pdf
FCU prototype by Estaca SQY:
File:20220427 Présentation Soutenance finale.pdf
File:Cahier des charges FCU 202204.pdf
Past Configuration 2020 / 20
Hyrbid Configuration VTOL for 2PAX during end of TRL 3 was :
- 1 Rotax 915is,
- 2 Emrax 268 twin,
- 36 electric engines T-Motors with 36 propellers.
Update on project.
File:20210622 Mini-Bee v11.pdf
Intermediate work by Supmeca
File:20210607 Suivi Projet Supméca v9.pdf
Mini-Bee project is actually in TRL3 (Technology Readiness Level).
Main technical orientation for 2PAX configuration Single Rotax 915is Engine as generator and 6 Vertical electric rotors (author Supaero)
File:202006 ISAE Supaero Mini-Bee PIR-Report.pdf
File:20201015 Mini-Bee Esigelec.pdf
File:20201015 Mini-Bee Esigelec.pptx
TRL3 Technical Materials :
Minibee TRL3
Projects 2021 2022
- Estaca Laval ASA
Fuselage configuration of Mini-Bee with 36 Rotors.
File:Conclusion Projet ASA 2021-22.pdf
- Estaca ISPEB Laval
File:20220207 Présentation Projet ISPEB v1.pdf
TRL3 Technical Materials :
Minibee TRL3
Brief summary of Mini-Bee projects since start in 2015.
File:Mini-Bee Evolution Projets v1.pdf
Work done during academic year 2021/2022 Technology Readiness level 3 (scale 1 to 9)
Technical Review of Mini6bee project by Ecole Centrale Lille :
File:2022 06 16 Réunion technique MiniBee ECL.pdf
Hybrid power generation simulation:
File:Rapport finale Mini Bee.pdf
Energy project on mini-Bee by Estaca Laval 5A ISPEB
20220207_Présentation_Projet_ISPEB_v1.pdf
Faisability review by Estaca SQY 3A:
File:Soutenance finale PIA 10 05 2022.pdf
Motor and electricity test bench by Esigelec:
File:2022-02-08 Soutenance ping Esigelec.pdf
Architecture review by Estaca 4A ASA Laval :
File:20211206 ESTACA5A ASA Prés.pdf
FCU prototype by Cytech :
File:Abstract CY Tech Mini Bee 2022.pdf
FCU prototype by Estaca SQY:
File:20220427 Présentation Soutenance finale.pdf
File:Cahier des charges FCU 202204.pdf
Work done during academic year 2020/2021 TRL3
- Review of Mini-Bee with structural analysis and crash/absorption calculation :
File:20210127 Projet MiniBee-V6.pdf
- Main technical orientation for 2PAX configuration Single Rotax 915is Engine as generator and 6 Vertical electric rotors (author Supaero)
File:202006 ISAE Supaero Mini-Bee PIR-Report.pdf
- Lycée Louis Armand
Strutural upgrad of rotors architecture and 2PAX fuselage
File:202012 Vue Minibee Louis Armand.pdf
Work done during TRL3 academic year 2019/2020
Universities and schools working on the project
- Centrale Lille
File:Soutenance Technoplane.pdf
File:Rapport Technique - Centrale Lille - Mini-Bee.pdf
- Centrale Supelec
File:Presentation finale IEEExCS.pdf
File:Rapport final VTOL.pdf
File:Soutenance finale.pdf
- Esigelec
File:Mémoire final.pdf
File:Présentation finale finale.pdf
- Estaca Laval 4A Propeller
File:Calcul hélice v1.xlsx
File:RAPPORT PROJET Mini-Bee version final.pdf
File:Soutenance fin de projet Version-final.pdf
- Estaca SQY 4A Certification
File:2020-04-27 Rapport Projet ESTACA 4A SQY.pdf
File:2020-04-27 Soutenance Projet Mini-Bee 4A-SQY.pdf
- Estaca SQY 5A Structure
File:20200207 Soutenance-projet-minibeeASA.pdf
File:Poster projet-minibee-structure.pdf
- Estaca SQY 5A Propulsion
File:20200207 FINAL-Présentation avancement ISPEB.pdf
- Supaero
File:202006 ISAE Supaero Mini-Bee PIR-Report.pdf
- Supmeca
File:Présentation fin de projet.pdf
File:Rapport PSYN Mini-Bee.pdf
Work done during TRL3 academic year 2018/2019
Universities and schools working on the project
- Estaca Laval 5A Propulsion
- Estaca 4A Aero
File:PPT Soutenance 250419 v2.pdf
- Estaca 5A Structure
- Estaca 4A Aero
File:Rapport de Projet Mini-Bee.pdf
- ENSEA Steering Wheel
- EBS Market studies
File:Consulting Project Mini Bee final document.pdf
- Ensta Wing
File:Rapport MiniBee Bourasseau Demilly.pdf
- ECL Structure
File:2019 02 12 Présentation soutenance S7.pdf
- Centrale Supelec Hybrid Electric Engine
File:VTOL - Présentation finale projet S6.pdf
- Louis Armand : Detailled conception 1
File:LUIS-Theo Rapport-U51.pdf
- Louis Armand : Detailled conception 2
File:Partouche Mathias rapport U51.pdf
- Louis Armand : Detailled conception 3
File:TAUZIN-Gabin-Rapport-U51.pdf
- Diderot 1
File:U51 CPI Diderot JACQUEMINET Alexis.pdf
- Diderot 2
File:U51 CPI Diderot Burban Brian.pdf
- Diderot 3
File:U51 CPI Diderot Magnoux Vincent.pdf
ENSAM certification review
- ENSAM
- ENSAM Livrable WP1 V1 2018-12-11.pdf
File:Livrable WP1 V1 2018-12-11.pdf
- ENSAM Livrable WP2 V1 2018-12-11.pdf
File:Livrable WP2 V1 2018-12-11.pdf
- ENSAM Livrable WP3 V1 2018-12-11.pdf
File:Livrable WP3 V1 2018-12-11.pdf
- ENSAM Macro-planning 2018-12-07.pdf
File:Macro-planning 2018-12-07.pdf
- ENSAM Plan Management V1 2018-12-11.pdf
File:Plan Management V1 2018-12-11.pdf
- ENSAM PlanCertif V1 2018-12-11.pdf
File:PlanCertif V1 2018-12-11.pdf
- ENSAM Toprisque point bloq V1 2018-12-11.pdf
File:Toprisque point bloq V1 2018-12-11.pdf
Gallery
Configuration for TRL3.
Gallery
Presentation for academic projects
File:2020 09 Méca vol VTOL Estaca Laval ISPEB.pptx
The project is to develop the first hybrid VTOL aircraft.
It started in January 2015 with a first study on concepts and we ended with several mock-ups of what it should be like.
At the end of 2016, project entered TRL2 with selection of detailed concepts on the product.
2017 made the project gain credibility thanks to the universities and industrials joining the project.
And by summer 2017, the project entered TRL3 with a first scale model.
Objective is now to go on a first demonstrator by 2018 !
Challenge NAE
Project can be joined by academics through the Student Challenge NAE.
If interested in joining the project, feel free to contact us.
Lesser Open Source
- Project is developed under dedicated Lesser Open Source License.
- It allows multiple actors (academic, industrial, individuals) to collaborate in an open-innovation workflow. Project works are mainly shared here on a public wiki.
- Tasks are achieved with coordinator management.
- Private Tasks (without public disclosure) or product covered by other licenses or other intellectual property rights can be included within the project. Only interface works will be covered by the open source paragraph of the Lesser Open Source License.
- Any Participant may use works done on the Project for technical or commercial use. By default, standard royalties percent are defined.
Gallery
Configuration for TRL3.
OLD Mini-Bee configuration for TRL2.
