UTIAS News

UTAT division launches first satellite into space

On November 11, 2023, U of T Engineering students gathered in the basement of the Sandford Fleming Building — known to many as The Pit — to witness the deployment of HERON Mk. II into space.   The 3U CubeSat satellite, […]

Researchers partner with Siemens Energy to tackle sustainable energy production

U of T Engineering researchers have partnered with Siemens Energy to tackle a key challenge in the energy sector: sustainable energy conversion for propulsion and power generation – such as developing gas turbine engines that can run on sustainable energy […]

Reducing aviation’s CO2 emissions challenging but not impossible

For aviation, the path to reduced climate change impact and eventually net-zero carbon dioxide emissions is clear. We must replace fossil fuels with net-zero energy sources, and improve aircraft energy efficiency. The latter is essential given that future energy sources […]

Faculty Spotlight

Professor P. Grant

Vehicle Simulation Laboratory

Research Focus
• Developing aircraft safety vehicle simulation to determine human motion perception at time of crisis
• Flight dynamics, flight simulation, the virtual flight test facility, and human control of vehicles

Current Projects
• Development of ground-based simulators for upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) in collaboration with the FAA
• The impact of structural flexibility on aircraft handling qualities and modeling of human motion perception and control