Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
3rd International Conference on Cognitive Mobility, CogMob 2024, Budapest, Macaristan, 7 - 08 Ekim 2024, cilt.1258 LNNS, ss.425-435, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
Cargo transportation on the European continent was complicated by various factors in 2024. Air cargo transportation faced unexpectedly high demand in the first months of the year, with demand increasing by 11 percent in January and February. This was driven by the rise of e-commerce. However, maritime transportation is facing some challenges. In particular, the crisis in the Red Sea has led to uncertain routes, with ships unable to use the Suez Canal and having to transit through South Africa. This has led to longer transportation times and increased costs. Moreover, labor strikes and capacity problems at some ports in Europe also had a negative impact on container transportation. For example, strikes at the port of Naples in Italy disrupted container operations and caused delays in vessel sailings. Overall, cargo transportation in Europe is experiencing significant volatility on both air and sea routes. This is further complicated by factors such as increasing demand from e-commerce and regional crises. Therefore, flexibility and consideration of various alternatives are important in logistics planning. In this context, the design of Wing-in-Ground Effect (WIG) vehicles as a hybrid vehicle system for cargo transportation aims to provide solutions to meet the needs. WIG vehicles are a type of aircraft that navigate close to the ground or water surface using the aerodynamic phenomenon known as ground effect. The vehicle to be designed in this research aims to achieve approximately fifty percent fuel savings by increasing the payload and reducing the induced drag on the near-ground surface. In this way, cargo transportation can be carried out smoothly, without being subject to maritime traffic, with shorter transportation times and lower fuel consumption. It is also a sustainable and green approach that, together with the fuel savings it provides, plays a critical role in reducing the carbon footprint, which shows that reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere is vital for combating climate change and a sustainable future. The originality of the research is based on these efficiency gains and fuel savings. Within the scope of the project, it is aimed to design a ground-effective aircraft and to introduce a hybrid air and sea combined transportation system to logistics and aviation technologies. In this way, a solution will be brought to the crises experienced by the European continent in cargo transportation in terms of efficiency, high speed, load capacity and coastal operations. In addition, the project results will lead scientific studies on cargo transportation.