Electric Aircraft (VTOL) Battery Pack Model with Simscape™

Model a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft and explore battery pack design using simulation.

This example models an vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft and explores the workflow of designing the battery pack.

• Batteries, motors, and propellers are integrated to model the aircraft
• Parallel simulations are used to identify battery energy density requirements
• Manufacturer-specific parameters characterize the battery cell model.
• Loadcases of battery current are determined from mission simulations.
• Battery pack architectures are assembled using MATLAB commands.
• Thermal requirements are determined by setting target temperature gradients.
• Cooling plate designs are explored at the module and pack level.

Open the project file Airtaxi_VTOL.prj to get started.

Use the "Download" button to get files compatible with the current release of MATLAB.

You can also try this example in MATLAB Online.

For earlier MATLAB releases, use "Version History" tab above or these links

• R2025b, R2025a, R2024b, R2024a, R2023b, R2023a, R2022b

Main Aircraft Model

Chassis and Propeller

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