An evolutionary outlook of air traffic flow management techniques

T Kistan, A Gardi, R Sabatini, S Ramasamy… - Progress in aerospace …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract In recent years Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) has become pertinent even in
regions without sustained overload conditions caused by dense traffic operations …

Enabling technologies for autonomous MAV operations

M Elbanhawi, A Mohamed, R Clothier… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2017 - Elsevier
The utility of micro air vehicles (MAVs) has expanded significantly in the last decade, and
there are now numerous commercial systems available at relatively low cost. This expansion …

Hybrid-electric propulsion integration in unmanned aircraft

J Sliwinski, A Gardi, M Marino, R Sabatini - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems (HEPS) have emerged as a promising area of
research in aerospace engineering as they combine the complementary advantages of …

Benefits and challenges of liquid hydrogen fuels in commercial aviation

S Rondinelli, A Gardi, R Kapoor… - International Journal of …, 2017 - inderscienceonline.com
This paper aims to highlight the opportunities and challenges associated with the adoption
of hydrogen fuels in aviation. An overview of the environmental and economic benefits and …

Coordinated multi-aircraft 4D trajectories planning considering buffer safety distance and fuel consumption optimization via pure-strategy game

X Qian, J Mao, CH Chen, S Chen, C Yang - Transportation Research Part …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, we consider a coordinated multi-aircraft 4D (3D space plus time) trajectories
planning problem which is illustrated by planning 4D trajectories for aircraft traversing an Air …

Optimal aircraft trajectories to minimize the radiative impact of contrails and CO2

Y Lim, A Gardi, R Sabatini - Energy Procedia, 2017 - Elsevier
The rapid growth of air traffic in the Asia Pacific region in the last decade has brought about
the need for more sustainable modes of flight. A key initiative is the development of a Next …

[PDF][PDF] A virtual pilot assistant system for single pilot operations of commercial transport aircraft

Y Lim, A Gardi, S Ramasamy… - Proceedings of the 17th …, 2017 - academia.edu
The paper presents the conceptual design of a Virtual Pilot Assistant (VPA) for single-pilot
operations of commercial transport aircraft. In particular, a thorough requirement analysis …

Optimal aircraft scheduling and flight trajectory in terminal control areas

M Samà, A D'Ariano, D Pacciarelli… - 2017 5th IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper deals with the Terminal Control Area Aircraft Scheduling Problem and the Aircraft
Trajectory Optimization Problem for landing operations in a busy terminal control area. The …

A new computational technique for the generation of optimised aircraft trajectories

K Chircop, A Gardi, D Zammit-Mangion… - Nonlinear …, 2017 - degruyter.com
A new computational technique based on Pseudospectral Discretisation (PSD) and adaptive
bisection ε-constraint methods is proposed to solve multi-objective aircraft trajectory …

Future aviation research in Australia: addressing air transport safety, efficiency and environmental sustainability

R Sabatini - International Journal of Sustainable Aviation, 2017 - inderscienceonline.com
This editorial discusses the main areas of research concentration in the Australian air
transport sector with a focus on the associated challenges and opportunities. The main …