Research

Six lines of work in aerospace engineering, each with its publications, keywords and, where available, code and data.

Electric and hybrid propulsion

Battery management systems, thermal modelling of propulsion batteries, airworthiness and reliability of electric and hybrid-electric powertrains.

9 published · 0 in progress

Aircraft design, systems thinking and digital twins

Digital twins of engines and aircraft in the design process, parametric engine models, data-driven thermal performance and design complexity.

8 published · 2 in progress

Solar stratospheric platforms

Coupled environment–sizing–mission models for high-altitude platforms: wing sizing at low Reynolds number, ascent options, station-keeping in stratospheric winds, swarm communication.

1 published · 7 in progress

Fuels, combustion and emissions

Hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuels: economics, risk, well-to-pump emissions, combustion modelling and instability control.

6 published · 1 in progress

Aerodynamics, surrogates and UAV design

Machine-learning surrogates for airfoil performance, CFD comparison of UAV configurations, path planning and noise-reducing wing edges.

4 published · 0 in progress

Aviation systems, operations and sustainability

Airport ground support equipment, maintenance process improvement, regulation, wind energy assessment, fire-fighting fleet effectiveness, airspace risk.

15 published · 0 in progress