Аннотация:The model of a wind-powered vehicle is proposed. The mechanism uses the
wing to transform the energy of the upcoming wind flow into the energy of the
mechanical motion in such a way that the vehicle goes against the wind. The new
type of a wind-receiving element is introduced that is based on the principle of a
slider-crank mechanism. The corresponding dynamical model is constructed.
Asymptotic methods are applied for the parametrical analysis of the dynamical
system. The existence of attracting steady regime is shown. Results of the
parametrical analysis were used for construction of a prototype of such a vehicle.
Experiments with this prototype proved qualitative predictions of the mathematical
model.