Congratulations to CEE doctoral students Emin Burak Onat, Shangqing (Albert) Cao, Xuan Jiang, and CEE Professors Mark Hansen and Raja Sengupta for winning the best paper award in the Trajectories and Networks track at ICRAT! This conference marked the 11th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, held last week. Other authors of the paper include Raiyan Rizwan, an undergraduate student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and the Lead Aerospace Research Engineer at Supernal, Anjan Chakrabarty.
The paper "A simulation-optimization framework for developing wind-resilient AAM networks" investigates the impact of variations in wind patterns on fleet sizing, flight scheduling, and charging policy design for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) operations. The study reveals how wind conditions significantly affect eVTOL operations. Learn more about their research paper by checking out the full feature article on the ITS website here.