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Development of an aircraft wheel actuator for green taxiing (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Galea, M., Pickering, S. J., Tighe, C., XU, Z., Hamiti, T., & Gerada, C. (2014, September). Development of an aircraft wheel actuator for green taxiing. Presented at XXI International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM '2014), Berlin, Germany

In this paper, the design and construction aspects of a wheel actuator to be used for aircraft taxiing on the ground and which will be located in the main landing gear are addressed. The main challenges with the application are the high torque densit... Read More about Development of an aircraft wheel actuator for green taxiing.

Mechanical and thermal management design of a motor for an aircraft wheel actuator (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Xu, Z., Galea, M., Tighe, C., Hamiti, T., Gerada, C., & Pickering, S. (2014, October). Mechanical and thermal management design of a motor for an aircraft wheel actuator. Presented at 2014 17th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS), Hangzhou, China

A permanent magnet motor is designed as an actuator for taxiing large aircraft in an airport. The motor is attached to the main aircraft wheel to provide a direct drive. A special topology for this machine is developed selected and designed. Due to a... Read More about Mechanical and thermal management design of a motor for an aircraft wheel actuator.