Reliability Analysis of Multi-Rotor Drone Electric Propulsion System Considering Controllability and FDEP

The electric propulsion system serves as the power source for multi-rotor drones, helping them complete various maneuvering actions. The reliability of this system directly affects whether the drone can successfully complete its mission. The multi-rotor drone propulsion system is a k-out-of-n system with functional dependence (FDEP). With the insufficient basis for selecting k-values, the problem of incalculable reliability caused by computational space explosion due to voting gates, and the uncertain impact of functional dependence on system reliability, we propose a reliability evaluation method based on controllability theory and BN (Bayesian network) reconstruction. The drone is dynamically modeled, and a control model is built, and k-values are selected through different failure combination controllability evaluations. We model the system with BN, use functional dependent components as BN node inputs, and reconstruct BN via an adder model to solve the problem of exponential growth in the conditional probability table. This paper analyzes system reliability, safety, and the impact of FDEP on the system, and conducts component importance analysis. The result provides important reference for the reliability, safety assessment, and dynamic maintenance processes of multi-rotor drone.