Written by Amin Jafarimoghaddam as lead author, this study introduces a new computational approach to optimizing aircraft flight trajectories, in particular for commercial flights in a vertical plane. Using singular control theory, the model simplifies flight dynamics, allowing researchers to examine overlooked factors such as control switches and wind effects. An algorithm identifies optimal pointsContinue reading “Multi-Control Commercial Aircraft Trajectory Optimization in a Vertical Plane with State-Inequality Constraints via Singular Control Theory”
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The Indirect Bang-Singular Algorithm (IBSA) for singular Optimal Control Problems with state-inequality constraints
The paper “The Indirect Bang-Singular Algorithm (IBSA) for Singular Optimal Control Problems (OCPs) with State-Inequality Constraints” by Amin Jafarimoghaddam and Manuel Soler presents a novel algorithm aimed at addressing complex singular OCPs. The IBSA offers a general systematic and symbolic computational framework, addressing singular OCPs with singular controls expressed in terms of complete or incompleteContinue reading “The Indirect Bang-Singular Algorithm (IBSA) for singular Optimal Control Problems with state-inequality constraints”
Satellite-Based Quantification of Contrail Radiative Forcing over Europe: A Two-Week Analysis of Aviation-Induced Climate Effects
The latest conference paper of the Aircraft Operations Lab was led by Irene Ortiz within the framework of the E-CONTRAIL project and submitted to the SESAR Innovation Days 2024. The study delves into the climate impacts of aviation-induced contrails, with a focus on their contribution to radiative forcing (RF). This research utilized data from theContinue reading “Satellite-Based Quantification of Contrail Radiative Forcing over Europe: A Two-Week Analysis of Aviation-Induced Climate Effects”
Feasibility studies on regional aircraft retrofitted with hybrid-electric powertrains
Our latest research paper has been a joint work between the Aircraft Operations Lab and the Aeroelastic and Structural Design Lab of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and written by Raúl Quibén as main author. The study explores the feasibility of hybrid-electric powertrains in regional aviation, highlighting challenges with battery tech and system complexity. RaulContinue reading “Feasibility studies on regional aircraft retrofitted with hybrid-electric powertrains”
Physics-informed neural networks for high-resolution weather reconstruction from sparse weather stations
The article discusses the growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on one application: weather reconstruction. AI, particularly neural networks, is used to improve the accuracy and availability of weather data, which has broad implications, such as reducing airport delays and related costs. Traditional weather stations only provide data from limited locations, so AI helpsContinue reading “Physics-informed neural networks for high-resolution weather reconstruction from sparse weather stations”