Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Tokyo offers a course titled "Sustainable Air Transport Systems" as part of its Global Unit Courses (GUC). This course is designed to provide a comprehensive foundation of knowledge in the field of air transportation systems.

About the Lecturer

The course is taught by Professor Eri ITOH, who has completed doctoral studies in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Tokyo Graduate School. Professor ITOH has gained research experiences at international institutions such as Eurocontrol, the Netherlands Aerospace Centre, NASA Ames Research Center, and Nanyang Technological University.

Course Details

• Subject: Sustainable Air Transport Systems
• Field: Interdisciplinary Science, Engineering
• Key words: Aircraft, Air Traffic, Air Transport, Modeling and Simulation, supply chains
• Global Unit: 1
• Lecturer: Eri ITOH
• Period: June 16 - 20, 2024
• Time: 13:00-14:30, 15:00-16:30 (Japan Standard Time)
• Lecture style: In-person (on Komaba Campus)
• Evaluation Criteria:
  • Excellent (S) 90-100%
  • Very good (A) 80-89%
  • Good (B) 70-79%
  • Pass (C) 60-69%
  • Fail (D) 0-59%
• Evaluation methods:
  • Attendance/Participation 50%
  • Final Report/Presentation 50%
• 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.

Course 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.

Description

The course includes 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
• 2-page research paper based on the group presentation

Required Readings

As reference literature, please refer to the research papers published by Professor Itoh's laboratory.

Reference Readings

Not specified.

Notes on Taking the Course

Not specified.