Energy storage system selection for optimal fuel consumption of aircraft hybrid electric taxiing systems

AA Recalde, M Lukic, A Hebala… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aircraft taxiing is conventionally performed using the main engines' inefficient idle thrust.
Therefore, in line with greener aviation, the electrification of taxiing is the most viable option …

A two-degrees-of-freedom system for wheel traction applications

S Roggia, F Cupertino, C Gerada… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the use of conical induction machines is proposed for an in-wheel traction
application. Such machines offer a rotational movement combined with a translational …

[HTML][HTML] Model-based optimization, control and assessment of electric aircraft taxi systems

F Re - 2017 - tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de
Aircraft ground operations are one important source of emissions in airports as taxi is
conventionally performed by exploiting the inefficient idle thrust of the main jet engines. On …

A versatile Simulation environment for Design Verification, System Integration Testing and Pilot Training of a diamond-shaped Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

RO Kuchar - 2018 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies …, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
The OpenInnovation/Sagitta project–under the lead management of Airbus Defence and
Space and the active participation of numerous academic institutions†–has its focus on the …

Model-based system assessment and trajectory optimization on aircraft level

F Re, D Schlabe, R Müller - 5th CEAS Air & Space Conference, 2015 - elib.dlr.de
The quantification of aircraft level benefits like the reduction of mass, drag, power offtake,
and consequently fuel burn is a key aspect in assessing new technologies like green taxiing …