The aviation industry faces various challenges in meeting long-term sustainability goals amidst surging demand for air travel and growing environmental concerns of the general public.The year 2050 is set as an ambitio...The aviation industry faces various challenges in meeting long-term sustainability goals amidst surging demand for air travel and growing environmental concerns of the general public.The year 2050 is set as an ambitious goal for net zero emissions,a substantial reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per passenger kilometer flown,major improvements in aircraft energy efficiency,and a development towards autonomous,intelligent operations.This review explores the pivotal role of advancements in engineering for achieving sustainability in aviation.Through a comprehensive review of existing literature and case studies,our work highlights how innovations in all aspects of aircraft engineering coupled with operations-related technologies,offer promising solutions to mitigate environmental impact,enhance efficiency,and ensure long-term sustainability in aviation operations.To discuss the necessary advances,we promote the so-called‘DESIGN and be SMART’framework,consisting of eleven complementary engineering challenges towards reaching sustainability.To address the high safety levels reached in air transportation,our DESIGN and be SMART framework also addresses the safety assurance challenge that is overarching each of the eleven engineering challenges.We believe that through an orchestrated integration of hardware advancements with innovative software solutions,and novel safety assurance methods,the aviation industry can realize synergistic benefits that drive sustainable growth of air transportation.Our review contributes to such an orchestration by describing the status quo and research challenges ahead.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U2233214,No.62250710166)supported by the University of Mannheim’s Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences.We acknowledge the U.S.Department of Energy,the Office of Energy Efficiency&Renewable Energy Awards(DE-EE0009257)+1 种基金the United States Department of Agriculture,National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hatch/Multi State project 1017904the Bioproducts,Science and Engineering Laboratory,Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Washington State University.
文摘The aviation industry faces various challenges in meeting long-term sustainability goals amidst surging demand for air travel and growing environmental concerns of the general public.The year 2050 is set as an ambitious goal for net zero emissions,a substantial reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per passenger kilometer flown,major improvements in aircraft energy efficiency,and a development towards autonomous,intelligent operations.This review explores the pivotal role of advancements in engineering for achieving sustainability in aviation.Through a comprehensive review of existing literature and case studies,our work highlights how innovations in all aspects of aircraft engineering coupled with operations-related technologies,offer promising solutions to mitigate environmental impact,enhance efficiency,and ensure long-term sustainability in aviation operations.To discuss the necessary advances,we promote the so-called‘DESIGN and be SMART’framework,consisting of eleven complementary engineering challenges towards reaching sustainability.To address the high safety levels reached in air transportation,our DESIGN and be SMART framework also addresses the safety assurance challenge that is overarching each of the eleven engineering challenges.We believe that through an orchestrated integration of hardware advancements with innovative software solutions,and novel safety assurance methods,the aviation industry can realize synergistic benefits that drive sustainable growth of air transportation.Our review contributes to such an orchestration by describing the status quo and research challenges ahead.
