We are delighted to welcome Dr Zhaohui Cen who has recently arrived to work with Prof Paul Stewart on the EU FP7 Transport ACHEON Project. Dr Cen joins the project from the UAE University where he was researching into Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. In 2005, 2007 and 2011, he received BSc, MSc and Ph.D […]
Aerospace
EU FP7 ACHEON Project WP5 Technology Evaluation progress update
The purpose of Work Package 5, Technology Evaluation, is to provide a detailed verification of ACHEON’s technology against both traditional and innovative future aircraft configurations. The key objective is to identify the advantages that the ACHEON technology brings with its advanced propulsive concept in all aspects of the aircrafts operations and its environmental impact. It […]
A review of thrust-vectoring in support of a V/STOL non-moving mechanical propulsion system
Central European Journal of Engineering September 2013, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp 374-388 A review of thrust-vectoring in support of a V/STOL non-moving mechanical propulsion system José C. Páscoa, Antonio Dumas, Michele Trancossi, Paul Stewart, Dean Vucinic Abstract The advantages associated to Vertical Short-Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) have been demonstrated since the early days of […]
PESRI 2013-04-23 08:47:15
Invitation to FP7 Workshop “Cruiser/feeder airship and innovative propulsion for greening the future EU transport” 26. April 2013, c/o AERO Friedrichshafen (DE) On the 26th April 2013, the MAAT Consortium (Multibody Advanced Airship for Transport) is organizing a workshop entitled “Cruiser/ feeder airship and innovative propulsion for greening the future EU transport”. The workshop will […]
EU FP7 ACHEON Press Release
The EU FP7 Transport project ACHEON – Aerial Coanda High Efficiency Orienting-jet Nozzle kicked off at the beginning of December 2012. Here is our Press Release prior to the official kick-off meeting at the University of Reggio Emilia, Italy in January 2013