Kitekraft flight data acquired on 27 August 2024

This dataset captures a flight test of the 2.4m wingspan Kitekraft kite, flown with ground station south of Oberbiberg, Germany. The entire system was operated automatically, only with operators giving high level commands such a launch/land. The kite was reeled out, performed trans-in, figure-8 flight, trans-out, hover-landing. A main goal of this flight was to perform this entire sequence, test new control software updates, and record anomalies that may occur. The kite and ground station were equipped with numerous sensors. The dataset includes a photograph and a README file with a detailed description of the data.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Source
Version 1.0
Author Florian Stappenbeck (Bauer)
Maintainer Florian Stappenbeck (Bauer)
Maintainer Email Florian Stappenbeck (Bauer)
Dataset subject Airborne
External conditions Inland,Forest
Dataset variables wind_speed,wind_direction
Spatial Data { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [11.573728,47.972995] }

Geographic Location