Accessibility Design and Operational Considerations in the Development of Urban Aerial Mobility Vehicles and Networks [PDF]
Urban aerial mobility vehicles and networks have recently gained considerable interest in the aviation community. These small, short-range vehicles with all-electric or hybrid-electric propulsion systems, tailored to metropolitan aerial transportation ...
Young, Larry A.
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Receding horizon based collision avoidance for UAM aircraft at intersections
Green Energy and Intelligent TransportationUrban Air Mobility (UAM) is an emerging aviation sector which the goal is to transform air transportation with safe, on-demand air travel for both passengers and cargo.
Negasa Yahi +2 more
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Exploration of Near-Term Potential Routes and Procedures for Urban Air Mobility [PDF]
This paper investigates routes and procedures for Urban Air Mobility (UAM), which aims to reduce congestion on the roads and highways by offering air taxi as an alternative to driving.
Dulchinos, Victoria +3 more
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Communications in Transportation ResearchUrban air mobility (UAM) represents a transformative approach to alleviating ground-level congestion by transitioning from two-dimension (2D) to three-dimension (3D) transportation systems.
Xiangdong Chen, Shen Li, Meng Li
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A Research Platform for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and UAS Traffic Management (UTM) Concepts and Application [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to describe a research platform for the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) concept. UAM was conceived to enable short-range, low-altitiude service to commuters in metropolitan areas. At the NASA Ames Airspace Operations Laboratory (AOL)
Cencetti, Michele +4 more
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Urban Air Mobility Aircraft Operations in Urban Environments: A Review of Potential Safety Risks
AerospaceThe expansion of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) has led to diverse aircraft designs, with piloted systems expected to evolve into remotely piloted and automated operations.
Chananya Charnsethikul +3 more
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Evaluation of Impact Energy Attenuators and Composite Material Designs of a UAM VTOL Concept Vehicle [PDF]
The development of Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) vehicles for the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) markets presents a need for light weight vehicle structures with effective occupant protection capabilities.
Littell, Justin, Putnam, Jacob
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Sizing of Multicopter Air Taxis—Weight, Endurance, and Range
AerospaceIn the near future, urban air mobility (UAM) will let an old dream of human society come true: affordable and fast air transportation for almost everyone.
Yannian Yang +8 more
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AQUIFER Nano-Electrofuel Energy Economy and Powered Aircraft Operations [PDF]
The Aqueous, QUick-charging battery Integration For Electric flight Research project is explained and the major subsystems are described, including nano-electric fluid, rim-driven motors, and integration concepts. The nano-electric fluid concept is a new
Lechniak, Jason A. +4 more
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An Experimental Approach to a Rapid Propulsion and Aeronautics Concepts Testbed [PDF]
Modern aircraft design tools have limitations for predicting complex propulsion-airframe interactions. The demand for new tools and methods addressing these limitations is high based on the many recent Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) Vertical Take ...
Geuther, Steven C. +7 more
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