Ofertes treballs fi d'estudis

Títol: Hybrid Aircraft De-Icing: Integrated Process Planning and Resource Optimization

Director/a: Rodriguez Donaire, Silvia

Email del professor/a: silvia.rodriguez-donaire@upc.edu

Departament del professor/a: 732-OE

Codirector/a: Garcia Almiñana, Daniel

Email del codirector/a: daniel.garcia@upc.edu

Departament del professor/a: 758-EPC

• 2014 - MÀSTER UNIVERSITARI EN ENGINYERIA AERONÀUTICA

Identificador de l'oferta: 205-06705

Modalitat: Universitat

Possibilitat de beca/finançament: No

Idioma d'elaboració del treball: Anglès

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Descripció:

This thesis develops a decision-support and optimization framework for aircraft de-icing during snow/ice events. Beyond standard fluid-only practices (1-step / 2-step), it evaluates an innovative hybrid directed process that can combine forced-air bulk removal, infrared bulk heating, targeted finishing (spot treatment), and traditional fluid steps when required. The system recommends, for each aircraft, which actions to apply, in what order, and how to allocate limited resources (trucks, operators, bays), aiming to reduce fluid use, delays, and repeat treatments under conservative operational constraints. A macro-level operational model is used to test and compare strategies under peak-demand winter conditions, focusing on practical deployable logic rather than detailed physics (no CFD).

Objectius:

- Design an operational planning framework for aircraft de-icing and anti-icing processes. - Minimize total de-icing fluid consumption while maintaining safety requirements. - Reduce operational delays associated with de-icing activities. - Decrease the need for repeat de-icing and anti-icing treatments. - Incorporate the energy consumption associated with the use of infrared (IR) de-icing systems. - Balance fluid-based and IR-based de-icing methods within the planning strategy. - Ensure the planner operates within realistic constraints on resources (equipment, personnel, time). - Enforce conservative, safety-oriented operational rules and regulatory requirements. - Evaluate the planner’s performance using operational, energy, and efficiency metrics.

Tasques a realitzar / Característiques:

- Define the operational scope and performance metrics - Develop a zone-based contamination state model - Model de-icing and anti-icing actions and technologies - Define baseline operational strategies - Implement an operational and resource utilization model - Develop planning and optimization logic - Validate model behavior and safety compliance - Conduct scenario-based performance evaluation and decision support - Ensure reproducibility and outline deployment pathway

Tema: ENGINYERIA AERONÀUTICA

Tipus: Estudi

Càrrega de treball:

300 - 350 hores

Temàtica ambiental: Si

Confidencial (informatiu): No

Ambit de cooperació: No

Publicació: 11/01/2026

Caducitat: 11/01/2027