Resource Group are proud to be a partner in the WheelTug system that allows aircraft to taxi without the use of engines or tugs. We are bringing 20 years expertise and experience of high integrity software and systems within Aerospace to the project and are excited to be involved at such an early stage.

Resource Group is responsible for the design, development, verification and certification evidence to DO178B of all the software within the WheelTug system. (Cockpit, Avionics Bay and FPGAs).

Wheeltug receives LOIs for 737NG and A320 developments

May 2012 Update

As a result of continuing successful development of its electric taxi solution for the 737NG aircraft, WheelTug has executed a Letter of Intent with Jet Airways for the rights to lease the system for their fleet of 59 737NGs.

In addition, the first LOI for WheelTug’s planned future development for the A320 has now been agreed with Israir Airlines. The deal reserves 10 delivery slots for Israir and secures WheelTug its first launch customer for the A320 development of the revolutionary drive system.

The WheelTug electric drive system uses high-performance electric motors, installed in the nose gear wheels of an aircraft, to provide full mobility while on the ground, without the use of the aircraft’s jet engines or tugs for both pushback and taxi operations. Resource Engineering Projects are partners in the development of this new technology with responsibility for both the overall systems engineering as well as all system software development and verification.

WheelTug software enters formal development phase

March 2012 Update

WheelTug software development and verification has entered the formal development stage. This milestone reflects the achievements in system definition in terms of hardware components, communications, method of use and operational characteristics. With this change, the research and prototyping phase of the system definition draws to a close.

REP are providing a team of dedicated engineers to the formal software development across the disciplines of software architecture, detailed design, embedded target coding and FPGA target coding. In addition, REP will be formalising plans and designs for the suite of tools and equipment necessary to verify the software system, both at the unit level and integrated system level.

Resource Engineering Projects expands involvement in Wheeltug project

February 2012 Update

Following our successful role as Wheeltug software partners over the past year, Resource Engineering Projects are now expanding our involvement into both the systems engineering and project management roles.

We will produce and maintain all system requirements (mechanical, electrical, software etc.) and will be responsible for ensuring that the final system design is capable for certification to the correct levels for flight systems. In addition, the systems engineering team will act as the Wheeltug chief engineer office and will arbitrate and approve all technical developments and changes on the project.

The project management role ties closely with these new responsibilities. The Wheeltug development team is a partnership of 12 different companies, each a specialist in their respective field and spread throughout the USA, UK and mainland Europe. Our broadened responsibility will be to co-ordinate, plan and control the developments of all of these partners to ensure that the final product design is capable of doing the job, on schedule, and on budget.