33th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

09 - Air Transport System Efficiency

AN ENGINELESS TAXI OPERATIONS SYSTEM USING BATTERY-OPERATED AUTONOMOUS TOW TRUCKS

S. Zaninotto¹, J. Gauci¹, B. Zammit¹; ¹University of Malta, Malta

This paper will detail the design of an algorithm for taxi operations using autonomous tow trucks. The system will be capable to elaborate conflict-free solutions with minimized delays for aircraft and tow trucks and it will be tested for a large number of scenarios characterized by various features.


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