Sustainable Aviation Technology and Operations – Research and Innovation Perspectives: Aerospace Series

Roberto Sabatini is a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics with three decades of industrial and academic experience in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle-East. His research addresses key contemporary challenges in aerospace systems design, test and certification, at the intersection between digital transformation, sustainable development and innovation management. He is an advocate of industry-focused education and a leader in research translation for economic and social advancement.
Alessandro Gardi is an Assistant Professor in Aerospace Engineering with ten years of experience in aerospace systems research and education. His research focuses on avionics, air traffic management and sustainable aviation technologies for conventional and autonomous aerospace vehicles. In this domain, he specializes in multidisciplinary and multi-objective optimization methods, with emphasis on the application of optimal control and artificial intelligence techniques to design and operational problems.

List of Contributors vii About the Editors ix About the Companion Website x 1 Sustainable Aviation: An Introduction 1 Roberto Sabatini and Alessandro Gardi Section I Aviation Sustainability Fundamentals 29 2 Climate Impacts of Aviation 31 Yixiang Lim, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini 3 Noise Pollution and Other Environmental and Health Impacts of Aviation 49 Alessandro Gardi, Rohan Kapoor, Yixiang Lim, and Roberto Sabatini Section II Systems for Sustainable Aviation 79 4 Systems Engineering Evolutions 81 Anthony Zanetti, Arun Kumar, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini 5 Life Cycle Assessment for Carbon Neutrality 113 Enda Crossin, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini 6 Air Traffic Management and Avionics Systems Evolutions 145 Alessandro Gardi, Yixiang Lim, Nichakorn Pongsakornsathien, Roberto Sabatini, and Trevor Kistan 7 Optimisation of Flight Trajectories and Airspace 165 Alessandro Gardi, Yixiang Lim, and Roberto Sabatini Section III Aerostructures and Propulsive Technologies 213 8 Advanced Aerodynamic Configurations 215 Matthew Marino, Alessandro Gardi, Roberto Sabatini, and Yixiang Lim 9 Lightweight Structures and Advanced Materials 241 Raj Das and Joel Galos 10 Low-Emission Propulsive Technologies in Transport Aircraft 263 Kavindu Ranasinghe, Kai Guan, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini 11 Approved Drop-in Biofuels and Prospects for Alternative Aviation Fuels 301 Graham Dorrington Section IV Research Case Studies 323 12 Overall Contribution of Wingtip Devices to Improving Aircraft Performance 325 Nikola Gavrilovi¿c, Bosko Rasuo, Vladimir Parezanovi¿c, George Dulikravich, and Jean-Marc Moschetta 13 Integration of Naturally Occurring Materials in Lightweight Aerostructures 343 Jose Silva, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini 14 Distributed and Hybrid Propulsion: A Tailored Design Methodology 355 Martin Burston, Kavindu Ranasinghe, Alessandro Gardi, Vladimir Parezanovic, Rafic Ajaj, and Roberto Sabatini 15 Integration of Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems in Small Unmanned Aircraft 393 Jacob Sliwinski, Alessandro Gardi, Matthew Marino, and Roberto Sabatini 16 Benefits and Challenges of Liquid Hydrogen Fuels for Commercial Transport Aircraft 417 Stephen Rondinelli, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini 17 Multi-Objective Trajectory Optimisation Algorithms for Avionics and ATM Systems 433 Alessandro Gardi, Roberto Sabatini, and Trevor Kistan 18 Energy-Optimal 4D Guidance and Control for Terminal Descent Operations 457 Yixiang Lim, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini 19 Contrail Modelling for 4D Trajectory Optimisation 475 Yixiang Lim, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini 20 Trajectory Optimisation to Minimise the Combined Radiative Forcing Impacts of Contrails and CO2 499 Yixiang Lim, Alessandro Gardi, Roberto Sabatini, and Trevor Kistan 21 The W Life Cycle Model - San Francisco Airport Case Study 509 Anthony Zanetti, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini 22 Conclusions and Future Research 517 Roberto Sabatini and Alessandro Gardi Index 523