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GUC25S1131C | Sustainable Air Transport Systems

About the lecturer

With the motto "Single Sky," I engage in research on air transport and air traffic management while traversing the skies around the world. I completed my doctoral studies in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Tokyo Graduate School. After gaining research experiences at international institutions such as the Eurocontrol, the Netherlands Aerospace Centre, NASA Ames Research Center, Nanyang Technological University, I’m currently holding a position of a professor at the University of Tokyo in 2022. In addition to my academic work, I have delivered talks at TEDxKyoto in 2012 and TEDxWasedaU in 2021, and I am actively involved in outreach activities through media, books, and lectures at companies and educational institutions.
Prof. Eri ITOH

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Sustainable Air Transport Systems

Syllabus

1 Subject Sustainable Air Transport Systems
2 Field Interdisciplinary Science, Engineering
3 Key words Aircraft, Air Traffic, Air Transport, Modeling and Simulation, supply chains
4 Global Unit 1
5 Lecturer Eri ITOH
6 Period June 16 - 20, 2024
7 Time 13:00-14:30, 15:00-16:30 (Japan Standard Time)
8 Lecture style In-person (on Komaba Campus)
9 Evaluation Criteria Excellent (S) 90–100%; Very good (A) 80–89%; Good (B) 70–79%; Pass (C) 60–69%; Fail (D) 0–59%
10 Evaluation methods Attendance/Participation 50%, Final Report/Presentation 50%
11 Prerequisites ?We welcome all students with an interest in air traffic management, air transportation, supply chains, and related areas.
?The course is structured with the aim of accommodating students from various specialized fields.
?This course requires the ability to search for and interpret academic papers in English.
12 Contents Purpose
The air transportation system is an indispensable part of aircraft operations and an extremely important academic and research field. In the future, the demand for air transportation is expected to increase, and various forms of operations, such as space shuttles, are also anticipated to become involved. At the same time, it is still a relatively new field globally, and this course has been designed to provide a comprehensive foundation of knowledge. While it is not possible to cover every aspect of the field, the course is structured to offer a broad perspective on the entire domain. Using the keywords and references introduced in this lecture as a starting point, we hope that students will engage in further intellectual exploration, and that this will contribute to the interdisciplinary development and innovation in air transportation.

Description
Lecture and group activities

Schedule
1-2. The history from the first flight of the Wright Flyer in 1903 to the current state of air traffic management, and the essential specialized knowledge required to understand the future of air traffic management systems, air transportation, and traffic management systems.

3-4. The science of aircraft and air traffic control, the design of air traffic control systems, and evaluation methods for their social implementation.

5-6. New technologies on the air traffic management systems, such as autonomous flight of aircraft and systems that support the efficient operation of aircraft arrivals, departures, and airport surface traffic management at large airports.

7-8. Operations aimed at reducing the environmental impact on the Earth from the perspective of aircraft operations.

9-10. The geography and geopolitics of air transportation—what is an air supply chain that mitigates geopolitical risks *Group activities and facility tours will be included in between.

Assignments
10-minute group presentation and 2-page research paper based on the group presentation.
13 Required readings As reference literature, please refer to the research papers published by Professor Itoh's laboratory listed below:


The activities of Prof. Itoh's laboratory are as follows. Please refer to them for reference.
14 Reference readings  -
15 Notes on Taking the Course  -
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