Transport Systems
Simulating unusual flight conditions to improve safety and training
My research focuses on improving simulator technologies to reproduce unusual flight conditions which may lead to Loss Of Control In-flight when managed inappropriately. Airplane upsets, for example, such as an aerodynamic stall, can be highly ...
Managing air transport through times of uncertainty and change: what’s new?
As we head towards the end of 2017, the air transport industry can start to look back on another year characterised by change and uncertainty. While some of these problems were undoubtedly self-inflicted, including United ...
The Autonomous Vehicle battle between AI and its application in the real world
Performance artist James Bridle caused a flurry of interest - and delight - with his video clip “Autonomous trap 001”. In the film, a white circle is made on a side road using salt, a full circle on ...
Do you know how green your car is? Why measurement of low-emission vehicles is misleading…
Why don’t we have energy ratings labels for our cars and other vehicles? We think we already do - via the checks on tailpipe emissions and CO2 that are backed up by Government legislation and ...
Behind closed doors – what really happens in the Accident Investigation Lab?
On a cold foggy January day about 60 Cranfield staff gathered for three visits to our Accident Investigation Lab. This was part of our new open doors staff tours initiative designed to allow university staff to ...
How drones will change our cities
Amazon’s promise of a 30 minute drone delivery service might look like click-bait PR - but it’s one early sign of significant changes coming in how our everyday world works. For the moment, all the ...