28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-6.7.3

TOWARDS TRAJECTORY PREDICTION AND OPTIMISATION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF AN AIRCRAFT WITH ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC ACTUATION SYSTEMS

M. A. Cooper, C. P. Lawson, D. Quaglia, D. Zammit-Mangion, R. Sabatini
Cranfield Univ., UK

Keywords: electromechanical electro-hydrostatic servohydraulic actuator power

Turbofan powered civil transport aircraft flight trajectories for minimum actuation system power consumption are calculated and presented. These results are discussed in the context of flight trajectories calculated at the whole aircraft level for minimised fuel burn. The research is part of the CleanSky Programme.

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