Full-Electric Aircraft Baggage Loader

Completed

Energy Efficiency(Transport)
Not Energy Related

Applied Research and Development

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)

Not Cross-cutting

Project Contact
Lyra Electronics Limited

Collaborative Research & Development

Innovate UK

01 July 2015

30 June 2017

24 months

£535,631

West Midlands

Competition Call: 1409_CRd_TRANS_OFFH - World Leading Off Highway Vehicles. Activity World Leading off-highway vehicles

Project Contact, Lyra Electronics Limited

Project Contact, Mallaghan Engineering Limited
Project Contact, Evertek Limited
Project Contact, University of Manchester

Using powertrain technology from automotive and motorsport applications this consortium are developing a full-electric aircraft baggage-loader. Working at airports across the world these machines traditionally use a diesel engine to power multiple drive systems; typically two hydraulic systems for vehicle control and conveyor raise/lower, and an electric system to drive the conveyor belt. The market is demanding machines with higher efficiency, reduced operating cost, and lower emissions/noise. Bringing together an established OEM, innovative SME s, and a leading UK University the consortium will demonstrate a UK-designed and built electric vehicle that carries its own (low carbon) motive power as well as the capability to drive multiple on-board and remote tools and implements. The result is UK products with an immediate route to market through the OEM s existing product lines, as well as applications in defence, mining, construction and agricultural vehicles around the world.Using powertrain technology from automotive and motorsport applications this consortium are developing a full-electric aircraft baggage-loader. Working at airports across the world these machines traditionally use a diesel engine to power multiple drive systems; typically two hydraulic systems for vehicle control and conveyor raise/lower, and an electric system to drive the conveyor belt. The market is demanding machines with higher efficiency, reduced operating cost, and lower emissions/noise. Bringing together an established OEM, innovative SME s, and a leading UK University the consortium will demonstrate a UK-designed and built electric vehicle that carries its own (low carbon) motive power as well as the capability to drive multiple on-board and remote tools and implements. The result is UK products with an immediate route to market through the OEM s existing product lines, as well as applications in defence, mining, construction and agricultural vehicles around the world.Using powertrain technology from automotive and motorsport applications this consortium are developing a full-electric aircraft baggage-loader. Working at airports across the world these machines traditionally use a diesel engine to power multiple drive systems; typically two hydraulic systems for vehicle control and conveyor raise/lower, and an electric system to drive the conveyor belt. The market is demanding machines with higher efficiency, reduced operating cost, and lower emissions/noise. Bringing together an established OEM, innovative SME s, and a leading UK University the consortium will demonstrate a UK-designed and built electric vehicle that carries its own (low carbon) motive power as well as the capability to drive multiple on-board and remote tools and implements. The result is UK products with an immediate route to market through the OEM s existing product lines, as well as applications in defence, mining, construction and agricultural vehicles around the world.Using powertrain technology from automotive and motorsport applications this consortium are developing a full-electric aircraft baggage-loader. Working at airports across the world these machines traditionally use a diesel engine to power multiple drive systems; typically two hydraulic systems for vehicle control and conveyor raise/lower, and an electric system to drive the conveyor belt. The market is demanding machines with higher efficiency, reduced operating cost, and lower emissions/noise. Bringing together an established OEM, innovative SME s, and a leading UK University the consortium will demonstrate a UK-designed and built electric vehicle that carries its own (low carbon) motive power as well as the capability to drive multiple on-board and remote tools and implements. The result is UK products with an immediate route to market through the OEM s existing product lines, as well as applications in defence, mining, construction and agricultural vehicles around the world.

01/12/17