Tomorrow’s aircraft could contribute to their power needs by harnessing energy from the wheel rotation of their landing gear to generate electricity. They could use this to power their taxiing to and from airport buildings, reducing the need to use their jet engines. This would save on aviation fuel, cut emissions and reduce noise pollution […]
Sustainable Air Travel
Current research in Integrating and Automating Airport Operations
A project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Project Reference: EP/H004424/1 Project Partners: University of Lincoln : PI Professor Paul Stewart University of Loughborough University of Nottingham / University of Stirling: PI Professor Edmund Burke Manchester and Zurich Airports We are developing methods for scheduling of: Runway sequencing Ground movement Fuel efficient taxiing Recent […]